Nigerian Journalist and Development Communication Expert, Mark Iyodo Muhammed, has said that the death of the popular Nigerian prophet, TB Joshua, will negatively affect the Nigerian economy.
Mark explained that the presence of the late prophet was a vital force in the growth of the country’s economy as directly or indirectly, people benefitted economically from his church and ministries.
The journalist shared this during an interview with host Samuel Eshun on the Happy Morning Show aired on e.TV Ghana and Happy 98.9FM.
“If we are to look at the economic impact of the prophet’s death, we can say this will affect revenue and opportunities he created for people to have jobs. Just looking at where he lives, he created job opportunities for people around. Even the airlines are going to miss him after his demise. The economy will miss the demise of this man. Hotels around where his church is located will miss the man. Apart from those he is affecting directly, those people will be affected because the place has become a pilgrimage ground and the number of people who troop in on weekly basis, you can imagine the number of economic activities that take place”, he reasoned.
Mark Iyodo believed that while people may have diverse views about TB Joshua, the dominant view about him is that he was “benevolent and that can never be taken away from him”.
“There are a lot of widows who he pays every month just to sustain them. There are a lot of beggars who receive certain allowances from him. We can make mention of people who are on scholarships because of TB Joshua. And these are people he doesn’t even know from anywhere. There are still broken homes that he has reconciled and paid their bills including paying their rent”, he added.
Prominent Nigerian televangelist Prophet T.B. Joshua died hours after presiding over a program at his Lagos-based megachurch on Saturday.
The founder of The Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN), passed away one week before his 58th birthday, his church said in a statement Sunday.
Joshua’s cause of death was, however, not stated.
By: Alberta Dorcas N D Armah
