September 10, (THEWILL) – A Federal High Court, sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, has appointed Mrs. Evelyn Joshua, wife of the founder of the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN), Prophet Temitope Balogun Joshua (T.B Joshua) as a trustee of the Church.
The judgment delivered by Justice Tijjani Ringim was sequel to a petition by concerned and committed members of the church, represented by Mr. Kola Kareem and Mrs. Moji Oguntoyinbo against Incorporated Trustees of the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN); the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) and Mrs. Evelyn Onyisi Joshua in a Suit No: FHC/L/CP/1109/2021.
The petitioners urged the court to appoint the widow of the founder of the church as a member of the trustees, in line with the SCOAN constitution, which prescribes a minimum of three trustees.
They claimed that their petition followed the sudden demise of the late General Overseer of SCOAN, Prophet T. B. Joshua, who was also a church trustee, added that the two surviving members of the Board of Trustees lacked the legal capacity to make decisions necessary to move the church forward, as the constitution provides for a minimum of three members on the Board of Trustees.
“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.
The members instituted the suit against the Incorporated Trustees of SCOAN, the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), and Mrs Evelyn Joshua.
They were represented in court by Emeka Ekweozor, while Ossazu Owie represented the first and second respondents. Another counsel, 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).
With no objections from the respondents, the court wasted no time in granting the approval.
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