With news reverberating worldwide of Barack Obama’s historic re-election
to office following one of the most closely contested election battles
in American history, a video released on YouTube hours before results
trickled in shows Nigerian Pastor T.B. Joshua had prophesied his
historic victory.
The video, released on Joshua’s official
YouTube channel, ‘scoanTV’ and his Christian television station,
Emmanuel TV, shows him talking about the battle for American Presidency
on Sunday 6th May, a time when national polls were still projecting a
relatively comfortable victory for Obama. “We should pray for President
Obama,” Joshua said. “He should do something quickly on health care
because they are going to use this against him. I will not say more than
that. Because I see there will be wrestling. The battle will be very,
very close. It’s not advice. It’s what I am seeing on the board. It’s a
vision.” Events in ensuing weeks, including a lackluster performance
from Obama in the first presidential debate, saw his Republican rival
Mitt Romney gain significant ground in public polls. Hot on the
Republican agenda was President Obama’s recently imposed health care
policy termed ‘Obamacare’, a policy Romney had pledged to repeal if
elected to office.
Speaking again on Sunday 4th November,
Joshua specified his prayer was for the candidate who would promote
peace and work internationally to bring unity. “The battle will be very,
very close… Someone who will come out of the two who will be concerned
about peace, bring unity
and appeal to the nations all over the world
and not continue with war – that is what the whole world needs now. That
is my prayer. That is prophecy.” Joshua added persistent wars would
result in nothing but ‘economic depression’.
