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Author: PRAS
Posted to the web: 2/2/2010 10:26:11 AM

A friend to Prophet T. B Joshua, the founder and leader of the SynagogueChurch of All Nations, has denied claims by some Citifmonline.com sources thatthe Nigerian Spiritual leader is currently constructing a residentialaccommodation on top of the Sewerage recycling plant near the Achimota Schoolin Accra.The sources, many of whom spoke to Citifmonline on conditions of anonymityalleged that the Nigerian Prophet was one of several encroachers erectingstructures on the Achimota School land without the permission of the AccraMetropolitan Assembly. The activities of these encroachers is believed to have caused the collapseof the sewerage system for which reason the AMA is contemplating closing downthe famous Achimota school. In an exclusive interview with Citifmonline.com, Joris Jordan Dodoo, whodescribed himself as a friend to Prophet T.B Joshua” denied the speculationssaying, “The report was illegitimate.” “The house which was described as sitting on the sewerage recycling plant atAchimota does not belong to T.B Joshua. The fact is that there is a residentâ'sassociation at that place and TB Joshua is never a member. It is true a Pastoris putting up a residential building around the place and it is true he is aNigerian but it is not T.B Joshua.” He said. Although Joris Jordan failed to mention the name of the said Pastor,Citifmonline.comâ's investigations have revealed that the said building actuallybelongs to the Head Pastor of Pure Fire Church, Enoch Aminu; confirming Joris’rebuttal that the structure does not belong to Prophet T.B Joshua. Enoch Aminu, also a Nigerian Pastor is also believed to be a friend toPresident John Evans Atta Mills. With these two connections, many of the residents in the area have mistakenthe Pure Fire Pastor for T.B Joshua, who is both a Nigerian and also a knownfriend to President Mills. Even when reporters of Citifmonline went to the area to speak to another setof residents, many of whom expressed worry at the problems being caused by thebuilding, they still maintained that the Pastor in question was T.BIt is true a Pastor is putting up a residential building around the place andit is true he is a Nigerian but it is not T.B JoshuaJoris Jordan DodooJoshua. However after cross checking from the Pure Fire Church, and speaking toseveral other stakeholders in the matter, it was confirmed that indeed PastorEnoch Aminu is currently erecting a building around the said site. The Church Administrator confirmed that his Boss was building a house closeto the area but refused to comment further. He hesitated in offering details onthe said building because he thought it was improper to comment on his SeniorPastorâ's private property. Attempts to speak to Pastor Enoch Aminu have so far not yielded any positiveresults. The Chairman of the Board of Governors of Achimota School, Mr. Kwasi Okoh,in an earlier interview with Citi News said the closure of Achimota School isnot the panacea to the sewerage problem in Achimota. According to Mr. Okoh, the problem stems from the activities of theencroachers. The illegal erection of structures has broken the underground pipes therebycausing the spill of human excreta around the school premises. “Unless we solve the problem of the sewerage flowing, the problem will notbe solved because even if Achimota School closes today and the sewerage isstill coming there and if it is not getting out we will still have a problem.”He said. However, Joris Jordan Dodoo, who is currently trying to own a property inthe area, says Mr. Okoh and the leadership of Achimota School is playingpolitics with the matter. “I will like you to ask Okoh whether they’ve been recycling the sewerage atthat place; because as far as I know there are documents to show that theMetropolitan Assembly has told everybody who owns a farm within Achimota rightup to Pokuase to relocate so there hasn’t been a farm in Achimota. “If anything, they are rather putting faeces at the area. If Achimotasewerage system is not around, they should see to it…but when people want to dopropaganda or do politics with such a thing, it is very bad.” He said.