headline on Nigeria’s Saturday Punch
newspaper, ‘Crisis Looms In APC Over Power
Sharing’. A brief summary of the contents
within is that “the five governors, who defected
to the APC from the Peoples Democratic Party,
were locked in a supremacy battle with some
leaders of the three political parties that merged
to form the APC.” Although this news is not all
that surprising to those with any historical
knowledge of and insight in Nigerian politics
, what struck me on a personal note was the
proximity of this information to the recent
prophetic message delivered by Prophet T.B.
Joshua, a clergyman for whom my respect is
steadily deepening. “There will be a leadership
tussle on who will lead and who will be
presidential candidate in APC which will affect
them as a political party,” Joshua had told his
congregation during their New Year service.
“They should be vigilant. Many are with them in
flesh but not with them in spirit.”
Some may insinuate that this is an obvious
eventuality when considering the pedigree of
Nigerian politics and politicians but I however
am viewing the prophecy contextually and not
from the perspective of an isolated
proclamation restricted to a certain season. I
started viewing Joshua’s television station
Emmanuel TV, albeit reservedly, some time ago
under the stern and persistent pestering of my
mum who is an avid fan and insisted that I take
my brother to The SCOAN because of his
inexplicable health challenges. I must confess
that although I still maintain some degree of
scepticism, my spiritual understanding has
certainly broadened through viewing his station.
One aspect that captures attention is the
prophetic ministry he operates in, something my
scientific frame of mind took considerable time
to fathom. Joshua prophesies to individuals with
almost ‘alarming’ accuracy and consistency
during his services which are all broadcast live,
the results thereafter indicative of their source
being Divine rather than demonic, as many have
hastily concluded.
Coming to Joshua’s national and international
prophecies, although they are often diabolically
worded and lacking in specific facts, his
repertoire of fulfilled prophecies over the years
is rather remarkable. To take Nigerian politics
for example, through some focused Googling, I
have seen video evidence of Joshua prophesying
about the formation of APC several years ago in
2010, a time when no such plan was in motion.
It is on record also that he predicted the
postponement of the 2011 elections alongside a
whole host of other national events including
plane crashes and the demise of key political
figures.
The Sunday before Joshua’s New Year message,
in the presence of Malawian leader Joyce Banda,
two events also transpired which should be food
for thought for the political elite to whom Joshua
unswervingly addressed in his prophecy. Firstly,
an official letter was read from South Sudan’s
leader Salva Kir, acknowledging the prophecy
Joshua had given several months ago about an
imminent attack on a leader of an East African
nation, and requesting for prayers. It is pertinent
to note that merely days after public prayers had
been offered for ceasefire at The SCOAN, an
army of 20,000 rebel youths bent on rampage
where surprisingly convinced to halt their attack
and peace discussions are currently being held
by both parties. The situation is still volatile but
there is a considerably better outlook then there
was at the time this letter was sent. Secondly,
Joshua prophesied that an attack was coming
against the nation of Russia, calling for prayers
for their leader lest the imminent crisis and
subsequent opposition would bring him down.
The following day, two terrorist attacks occurred
within Russia, causing multiple deaths and
casting doubts on national security, especially in
lieu of the upcoming Winter Olympics.
Coincidence?
Thus, my main point of penning this piece is
simple – let leaders take this message by T.B.
Joshua in proportion to the seriousness of its
contents. The testimony of time, in my humble
opinion, has trumpeted enough evidence to
know that God Himself is behind his words. He
said, “What will happen in 2014 will result in the
correction of the corruption in Nigeria because
many corrupt leaders will go down in 2014. If
many key leaders go down with 2014, what will
now happen in 2015? Pray for 2015 to be
fulfilled. The beginner is not the owner but the
finisher.” Let this prayer echo on the lips of
Nigerians nationwide with the knowledge that
this year, corruption has no hiding place or hold
in our nation’s political framework.
