I’m not coming to Zimbabwe: TB Joshua
Renowned Nigerian televangelist Temitope Balogun Joshua yesterday disowned, as a “dream” claims by Prophetic Healing Deliverance Ministries leader Walter Magaya that he is coming to Zimbabwe.
Local newspapers reported on Tuesday that the famous preacher was headed for Zimbabwe at the invitation of Magaya, quoting church spokesperson Oscar Pambuka.
Pambuka said Magaya was already in Nigeria finalising TB Joshua’s visit to Harare.
“Our attention has been drawn to a newspaper article which claims that Mr Walter Magaya is bringing TB Joshua to Zimbabwe,” the Nigerian preacher posted on his official Facebook wall. “This is not to be believed. This is a dream.
“We pray that your dream comes to pass one day. Sometimes, one’s heart’s desire comes true if one is steadfast in God’s will. It is my desire to come to the country because I love the nation and people of Zimbabwe, but there is no plan for now, so this story is not to be believed.”
TB Joshua also denied reports that Magaya’s wife was undergoing prophetic training at the Synagogue Church of All Nations.
“Regarding the issue of Mr Magaya’s wife undergoing prophetic training at the SCOAN, there is nothing like that,” he said. “The story is not true. We do not train people for prophetic ministry; God does, by the adoption of the Holy Spirit.
“By the way, how many prophetess do we have in the SCOAN for now? None. God bless the people of Zimbabwe, the nation of Zimbabwe, and its leaders, in Jesus’ name.”
Pambuka yesterday distanced himself from the reports, saying Magaya was in Nigeria to meet and share ideas with TB Joshua.
“Mr Magaya never said he was bringing TB Joshua to Zimbabwe,” he said. “He just said it was his wish that he would visit the country.”
He said reports that Mrs Magaya was to train as a prophetess at the SCOAN were also false.
Two years ago a planned visit by TB Joshua to visit Zimbabwe was frustrated after the Zanu PF regime engineered an onslaught against him in the state media. The Nigerian prophet infuriated the regime after a series of prophecies appeared to imply that President Robert Mugabe was going to die before the end of 2012.
As it turned out it was Malawi president Bingu Wa Mutharika who passed away.
Even senior police chiefs joined the media onslaught describing the popular Nigerian preacher as a false prophet. Senior police officers were even shown a video that allegedly exposes TB Joshua as a womaniser and sorcerer.
TB Joshua’s church, The Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN), has in the past dismissed the video that has circulated on the internet for a while as fake.
