Alhaji Lai Mohammed, Minister of Information and Culture,
has urged Prophet TB Joshua of the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN) not
to relocate from the country as he urged the renowned prophet to come for
dialogue
with the government in a means of finding lasting solutions to the
various challenges the Church is experiencing in recent times.
The Minister made this assertion while fielding questions
from the media during his attendance at the NATOP AGM for 2017 held at the
Renaissance Hotel Ikeja Lagos by Marriott today.
Nigerian Prophet T.B. Joshua declared his intention to leave
Nigeria and relocate his ministry to the nation of Israel. Going by a write up
from dailypost.ng, an online news platform, T.B. Joshua was speaking at his
church service on Sunday 30th April 2017.
Joshua disclosed that he had just returned from the ‘Holy
Land’ after holding meetings with three prominent Israeli mayors of Jerusalem,
Tiberias and the Jordan Valley. TB Joshua said Israel offered him both land and
facilities in an area around the biblical site of the Sea of Galilee for the
Nigerian Pastor to organize meetings for international pilgrims.
“This is where my Father in Heaven came from – it’s
non-negotiable,” Joshua explained, adding it was not a decision he undertook
lightly. “It’s the best place for you to meet Prophet T.B. Joshua. After your
healing, blessing and deliverance, you can move around all the spiritual
monuments which will establish your faith,” he clarified.
Joshua said his decision to leave was not connected to the
“persecution” he endured during his ministry. TB Joshua said the move would
help people to “appreciate” what his ministry had been contributing to both the
local economy and Nigeria’s international image.
“This is the most persecuted ministry in the world. Who are
the people persecuting the ministry? My people, Africa. “That is why I choose
to live a lonely life. If you want to see me, come to this church.
“Your life can preach a better sermon than your mouth,” he
exhorted the congregation, stating that the Israeli officials had observed his
ministry from afar before inviting him
Prophet TB Joshua SCOAN, over the years has remained the
biggest tourism attraction in Nigeria. And while several tourism experts have
urged the Nigerian Government to certain waivers and several incentives to
protect the Church and encourage tourists to continue to thrive in bringing
more foreigners into the country.
The Nigerian Association of Tour Operators (NATOP) AGM for
this year focused on the theme of “Positioning Tourism within the Nigerian
Economic Space with Senator Liyel Imoke as the Keynote Speaker.
Liyel Imoke spoke on The Building Blocks of Tourism Products
and held the audience spell bound with in-depth understanding of what needs to
Make Nigerian Tourism successful as he gave revealing insights and accounts on
how he was able to lift the Carnival Calabar from a young carnival into an
Africa’s biggest Street Party.
Mr. Folorunsho Folarin-Coker, DG NTDC;Otunba Segun Runsewe
DG, NTDC were also at the event as well as Mr. Gabe Onah, Chairman of Carnival
Calabar Commission with Mr. Ikechi Uko, organizer of Akwaaba African Travel
Market; Mrs. Fatima Garbathi, former President of NATOP, and Nkereuwem Onung,
President of NATOP; Mr. Bernard Bankole, National President, National
Association of Nigerian Agencies (NANTA) among several other dignitaries.
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