The issue of where the remains of the founder of the Synagogue Church of All Nations, Pastor Temitope Joshua is generating reactions every passing day.
Why church members want the popular televangelist be buried in Lagos, his kinsmen insist that he must be buried in his home town.
But the the traditional rulers in the four local government areas in Akokoland of Ondo State said their son must be buried in his hometown, Arigidi Akoko.
The family of the deceased who live in Lagos are expected to make public the decision of where the late prophet should be buried on Friday.
The monarchs and the community leaders in the four local governments held a meeting on Thursday in Oka Akoko, the headquarters of Akoko South West Local Government Area, where they resolved that the interment of the late pastor should be held in his hometown.
The traditional rulers in a communique issued at the end of the meeting, said Joshua had done well for the people of the Akokoland and deserved to be buried in Arigidi Akoko.
The communique was signed by the monarchs of Oka Akoko and that of Ikaramu Akoko, Oba Yusuf Adeleye and Oba Andrew Momodu, respectively.
The monarchs said there was the need for late Joshua to be immortalised “ in order to make the whole world know that Akoko people were appreciative of his (Joshua) robust contribution to the growth and development of the Akokoland.”
“Undoubtedly, Pastor Joshua’s death came as a rude shock. The pains are not mere emotional flashes but a piercing sting. He was a great philanthropist whose death has created a vacuum difficult to fill.
“He demonstrated humility with a large heart to accommodate the feelings of the downtrodden, hence the need to bring his body to his place of birth in Arigidi Akoko.”
“His financial intervention can be seen in electricity and security; he provided patrol vehicles for both police and army and he also created employment at various projects he embarked upon just to mention a few.”