Goodluck Jonathan Conceded Defeat to Buhari Because of TB Joshua - Ex Presidential Aide Reveals
A
former aide to ex president Goodluck Jonathan has revealed the role TB
Joshua played in the last presidential election in Nigeria.
Ambassador Raphael
Raphael Horsfall, an Abuja-based politician has made more
surprising revelations about the role allegedly played by Prophet T.B.
Joshua in the historic presidential elections held almost one year ago
in Nigeria that saw a peaceful transition of power.
Speaking before a packed congregation at The Synagogue, Church Of
All Nations (SCOAN) in Lagos, Ambassador Raphael Horsfall explained how
Joshua revealed the outcome of the elections to him several weeks prior
to the actual vote.
“He told me categorically that I should go and tell Mr
President that it is too late, that nothing can be done, that we will
lose the election but God will prevail on the peace of Nigeria,” said
Horsfall, who served as a Special Assistant to Prof Rufai Alkali, the
Political Advisor to former president Goodluck Jonathan.
“That is why when we lost elections, I was at peace,” Horsfall
continued, adding that his visit to The SCOAN came after a meeting with
Jonathan and his wife Dame Patience where he suggested they sought
‘spiritual guidance’ from Joshua as the tense time of elections neared.
“Mr President was calm after hearing that word from Prophet
T.B. Joshua. Everyone was telling him to annul the election, which he
had the power to do, but nobody knew this is actually the reason why His
Excellency conceded defeat to the opposition,” Horsfall, who said he is currently a UN ambassador and working with the presidency, continued.
This revelation corroborates Joshua’s controversial statement
immediately after the election that he had warned Jonathan of his
impending loss.
It will be recalled that according to a report published in several
newspapers, the cleric said ‘God’ spoke to him with a message for Mr.
Jonathan that whatever the outcome of the election, his regime had come
to an end and his concession of defeat would ‘save the lives of
millions’.
When a presidential aide worshipped at his church, Joshua said he met him and personally relayed the revelation.
“Soft landing – that is the language I sent to the president,” he told the congregation the Sunday following the historic elections which saw Muhammadu Buhari ascend to power.
Horsfall explained that his initial encounter with the
controversial Nigerian cleric came in 2009 when he was part of a
delegation from the Niger-Delta region who sought spiritual solution at
The SCOAN to the growing menace of militancy.
“The guidance he gave to us, which we communicated to the then
President, His Excellency Umaru Musa Yar-Adua, was what led to the
Amnesty Program which Nigerians and the entire people of the region are
enjoying presently,” Horsfall revealed.
He implored Nigeria’s current leadership to seek 'spiritual
guidance' to address the growing economic challenges engulfing the
nation.
"This is not time for religious sentiment, nor is it a time for ethnic sentiment,” Horsfall passionately counselled.
“This is a time to build Nigeria. In building a strong, united
Nigeria – we need God. God has blessed us with a man that speaks to God
and hears from Him directly. Why is it that our economy is crumbling and
we are still folding our hands? Let us come to inquire of the Most High
God what we should do.”
Horsfall was also quick to quash any insinuations that money was
exchanged with Joshua by politicians during the election period. “Someone who tells you that nothing can be done – will he ask you to bring anything?”
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