MDC-T spokesperson Douglas Mwonzora said the Nigerian
televangelist Temitope Balogun (TB) Joshua was coming
at the behest of Zimbabwe Pastors Forum (Zimpaf), the co-ordinators of
the peace prayer meetings, contrary to speculative reports claiming the
Premier was personally involved in the matter, NewsDay reported.
Mwonzora on Monday said: "Prophet TB Joshua was invited by Zimbabwean
clergymen and our position as the MDC-T is that he is a man of God and
should be allowed to visit any country.
"Our understanding is that the pastors and clergymen want him to come as
their fellow clergyperson and we welcome his coming just as we would
welcome any religious person who wants to pray for peace in our country.
There is nothing to fear, especially if people are coming to pray."
Mwonzora also refuted claims TB Joshua had prophesied Tsvangirai would
never win against President Robert Mugabe. "There was never such a
prophecy - it is an invention of Zanu-PF and the CIO (Central
Intelligence Organisation) who want to rubbish the Nigerian prophet TB
Joshua.
"However, the people of Zimbabwe have seen from Emmanuel TV that TB
Joshua's prophecies are done publicly and he prophesied about a number
of issues that have come to pass," Mwonzora said.
"A lot of people are watching Emmanuel TV and if TB Joshua has anything
to say about Zimbabwean leaders, I hope it will be made public."
Mwonzora's utterances follow reports some politicians were pushing to
block TB Joshua's trip to Zimbabwe because of his alleged "political
prophesies," which later turned out to be true.
- NewsDay
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