UPDATED: Senate observes one-minute silence for Prophet T.B. Joshua, says leaders need prayers

The Senate on Tuesday held a minute silence to mourn the demise of Prophet Temitope Balogun Joshua, the founder of the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN), Lagos State, who died last weekend.

The Senate action was sequel to a motion by a senator representing Ondo North and Deputy Leader, Robert Ajayi Boroffice.

Coming under Order 43 of the Senate Rules, Senator Boroffice drew the attention of his colleagues to the demise of the late founder of the SCOAN.

Incidentally, Prophet Joshua was born in Arigidi Akoko, Ondo North Senatorial District, Ondo State.

Senator Boroffice described the late Joshua as a “man of humble beginning who rose to build the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN), a ministry renowned for charity; with membership from across Nigeria, Africa, Latin America and other parts of the world.”

He further said the late Prophet Joshua was a man who was acccomodating to all ethnic inclinations and believed in the unity of Nigeria.

“The late Prophet Temitope Balogun Joshua was an illustrious son of Ondo State who contributed his quota to the advancement of the state, sponsored electrification projects in communities, installed transformers and largely provided succour to the needy in the society.

“The late Prophet Joshua was renowned for his humanitarian services in key areas like community support, scholarships, disaster relief, education, sports and support for migrants and deportees.

“For many years, he sponsored feeding programmes for widows, orphans, physically challenged and the underprivileged without discriminations. His commitment to peace and stability of this country was quite mind-boggling as he committed huge resources to live changing rehabilitation programmes for former Niger Delta militants.”

He said the late Joshua lived a selfless and impactful life and left a legacy of service and sacrifice.

In his remarks, the Senate President, Senator Ahmed Lawan, who condoled with the family, said Nigerian leaders across all levels need prayers.

“Let me condole with the family of T. B. Joshua and also say that our country and Nigerian leaders across all levels need prayers.

“We need the intervention of God while we continue to do our work and perform our functions and duties.

“The prayers from everyone will be very important and we continue to ask for that because this nation and the people believe in God and we believe that God can help us in anyway that is possible to overcome the numerous challenges our country is passing through.”

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