Sierra Leone President Juliu Maada Bio visited Lagos Pastor TB before the run-off election that led to his victory, it was leant yesterday.
Prophet Joshua, the Founder of the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN), received the then opposition candidate at his church and prayed for him before the March 31 run-off poll which he won marginally by 51.8 per cent to defeat Samura Kamara, the candidate of the then ruling All Peoples Congress (APC).
Sources said after the spiritual session with Prophet Joshua, Bio departed for Sierra Leone while Prophet Joshua left for a pilgrimage to Jerusalem to mark the Easter holiday in the Holy Land.
Bio’s visit followed those of other African leaders to Prophet Joshua
Liberian President George Weah visited the Synagogue church in October 2017 to seek spiritual support for the November 7, 2017 runoff election in his country which he won.
Tanzanian President Johnn Magufili in 2011 visited Joshua. After his victory, Joshua visited Tanzania and attended the inauguration of the new president on November 5, 2015.
Other African politicians that visited the Ikotun Egbe, Lagos-based church included late Ghanaian President John Atta-Mills, the late Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangarai, the late Zambian President Frederick Chiluba and former Malawi President Joyce Banda.