Emmanuel Macron, presidential candidate in 2017 France elections | Getty Images
On Sunday, May 7, 2017, Nigerian Prophet
TB Joshua predicted victory in the French election for Emmanuel Macron
merely hours before results were officially announced declaring him the
winner.
Speaking to congregants at The
Synagogue, Church Of All Nations (SCOAN), a message equally broadcast
live on the popular Christian channel Emmanuel TV, Joshua declared
Macron’s victory was connected to his considerate stance on immigrants
and refugees.
“It is prayer that will put him there,
not anything – because of his heart for refugees and immigrants,” Joshua
declared, adding that Jesus Christ too was once a refugee.
“We are praying for him and our prayer
will answer,” he authoritatively declared. “I am not a politician but I
pray every day for Emmanuel Macron because of what he believes,” the
cleric proceeded.
Joshua appealed that most refugees were
fleeing war-torn countries and should not be looked down upon because of
some who perpetrate evil under such guise.
“We know there are some bad people among
the refugees – but we cannot say because there are some bad people that
we reject all of them,” he counselled.
The cleric further emphasised that his statements bore no political sentiment as “we are not playing politics in the Church”.
Several hours later, news broke that
after an extraordinary election campaign full of twists and turns,
Emmanuel Macron won a dramatic victory over his opponent Marine Le Pen
to become the youngest ever French President.
Initial estimates have put Macron
winning by 65% of the votes, an astonishing margin given his relatively
recent burst onto the French political scene.
The video of Joshua’s prediction was
hurriedly uploaded to popular video sharing site YouTube at the
conclusion of the church service.
The cleric additionally told congregants
that he had just arrived back from Israel where he met the Chief Rabbi
of Israel, Rabbi David Lau, as well as the Israeli Minister of Tourism,
Mr Yariv Levin, further fuelling speculation of an imminent relocation.
Ihechukwu Njoku is a freelance Nigerian journalist who writes about the Synagogue Church of All Nations.
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