President
Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with the family and members of The Synagogue,
Church of All Nations (SCOAN) on the passing of their father and founder,
Pastor Temitope Balogun, popularly known as TB Joshua.
In a statement signed by the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the
President, Femi Adesina on Sunday, President Buhari noted that the renowned
televangelist will be missed by his followers all over the world not only for
his spiritual contributions but for touching many lives through his
philanthropic gestures.
He urged Pastor Joshua’s followers to take solace in the knowledge that
life is not measured and defined by chronological longevity but by enduring
legacies and lives touched positively.
President Buhari also condoled with the government and people of Ondo
State and prays that God Almighty will accept the soul of the departed pastor.
In a post early on Sunday, the church sent out a communique stating that
the pastor had died on Saturday.
The founder of the Synagogue Church Of All Nations was 57 at the time of
his death.
“God has taken His servant Prophet TB Joshua home – as it should be by
divine will. His last moments on earth were spent in the service of God. This
is what he was born for, lived for, and died for,” the church’s statement
partly read.
The communique, however, did not stipulate the true cause of his death.
