A Federal High Court in Lagos has approved the appointment of Mrs Evelyn Joshua as a trustee of the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN) in line with the church’s constitution.
Mrs.
Joshua is the widow of SCOAN founder, Prophet TB Joshua.
Justice
Tijjani Ringim made the order while ruling on a petition filed by two SCOAN
members, Kola Kareem and Mrs Moji Oguntoyinbo, suing for themselves and other
members.
They
prayed the court to appoint Mrs. Joshua as a trustee in line with SCOAN’s
constitution that prescribes a minimum of three members on the church’s Board
of Trustees.
Their
petition followed the June 5 death of Joshua, who was also a Church trustee.
The
widow, they averred, would fill the vacuum created by her husband’s death.
The
petitioners argued that the two surviving trustees, being unable to form a
quorum, lacked the legal capacity to make the decisions necessary to move the
church forward.
"In
the circumstances, it became imperative for an additional trustee to be
appointed to fill the vacancy created by the untimely death of the deceased
Founder," they maintained.
They
instituted the suit against the Incorporated Trustees of the Synagogue Church
of All Nations; the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) and Mrs Evelyn Onyisi
Joshua in a Suit marked FHC/L/CP/1109/2021.
The
petitioners were represented in court by Emeka Ekweozor while Ossazu Owie
represented the first and second respondents, and O.N Chukwu appeared for the
CAC.
All the respondents,
through their lawyers, informed the court that they were not opposed to the
petition filed under Section 839 (6) (B) of the Companies and Allied matters
Act (CAMA) 2020 (as Amended).
