www.vanguardngr.com/2014/09/synagogue-approval-build-12-floors-joshuas-aide/
Barely two weeks after the collapse of the guest house at Synagogue Church of All Nations in Lagos, a fresh indication emerged yesterday that the church was given an approval for a 12-storey building by the Lagos State government.

TB Joshua-Synagogue Church
Speaking during an interview on Channels Television, yesterday, Mr. Ken Emeakayi, an aide to Prophet T.B Joshua, refuted reports that the building had no approval.
He said: “It is not true and I stand to be corrected. I want to also point out that whosoever said that was not saying the correct thing, because I also listened to a commissioner of Lagos State, when he came to your studio. He said that when he got there, he discovered that there was no approval for the building, meaning that he has not been there before and there was nothing of such. Yes, the church had approval.”
Asked if the church had shown the approval to the Lagos State Government authorities, he said: “Yes, ofcourse. Officials of Lagos State Government have been there severally. They have even come to look at other buildings in the church premises. So, there is no additional sturcture to the building. We are talking of a building that is on its own. We have the pictures. It’s a new structure.
“The building is still under construction, but it is not as if it is an attachment to the church auditorium. It is a building standing on its own and in a different compound. It is a guest house. It is a building that has its own design and approval. This particular structure in question, has an approval for 12-storey building and they have even come to examine the foundation and its casting after this incident. They have therefore seen that it was done with the specification of a 12-storey building.”
When contacted, Lagos State Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Mr. Toyin Ayinde, declined comment on the matter saying, “there will be no further comment on the collapsed Synagogue building until investigations into the matter are concluded and the report made public.”
Lagos is conducting thorough investigation— Fashola
Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State, yesterday, declared that the state government is conducting thorough investigation to unravel the facts surrounding the collapse of a six-storey building owned by the Synagogue Church of All Nations, SCOAN, saying, “we are acting methodically on the issue.”
This came two weeks after the six-storey guest house owned by SCOANs killed over 100 persons and 131 others rescued.
Fashola, who stated this during a courtesy visit by the executive members of the Nigerian Institute of Town Planners, NITP, led by its President, Mr. Steve Onu, at the State House, Alausa, Ikeja, warned residents to refrain from making false statements on the collapsed building.
The governor, while reacting to complaints from residents, demanding immediate action said: ”People must understand that when accidents like this happen, there are many issues involved. Perhaps, we have got used to what was amounts to an inappropriate conduct on arrival at an accident scene and make pronouncements on what happened before the investigations are concluded.
“Residents must desist from this act and wait for professionals to make pronouncements. I think we should just allow that process to go on. I think the investigation will be held if we refrain from any further comment about this incident. So, some of the people we took away from the accident scenes, who are in coma and who are in shock, people count them as dead people.
“This kind of behaviour must stop. Unless there is anybody keeping dead bodies in his house and private hospital, we are the regulators and all those bodies come to our mortuaries. So, we must account for them.” he warned.

I just feel sad each time i read or hear people criticise this man.i keep asking,"which offence has this man committed against u guys"?
Does he owns a private university or a private jet?
What has he really done against u guys?
This is a man that has shown to nigeria and nigerians that a pastor can really touch the "untouchable" lives.this is a man that has sponsored lots of nigerians abroad for educational activities.this is a man that single handedly established a football club,"my people's fc",there in that club was sanni emmanuel and ogenyi onazi discovered and this guys went on to win the u17 world cup for nigeria in 2007 and i guess u all know that onazi is a key player in d current super eagles.

Which offence has PROPHET TBJ committed against his people?
Has he utter any bad word against nigerians b4?a building collapsed and instead of everyone asking for full scaled investigation into such incident,all they do is to call on the government to arrest TBJ.

the loud mouth LASG that said the didnt give any approval for such structure are now keeping mute when SCOAN shows the document of approval of d said building.

Just recently,over 22nigerians died while on pilgramage in saudi arabia,no one cares to ask why and the media pretends not to notice.
Hypocrisy at its peak.may God open our eye

Thank God the truths are gradually coming out. Still watching and waiting to see the end of this matter.

jennylove7575: Thank God the truths are gradually coming out. Still watching and waiting to see the end of this matter.

Which truth? Did he bing the approval paper? Story!!!! He will tell that to the judge soon. Lying fraudster Joshua

They could have easily bribed the town planning officials like he bribed the journalists to turn a blind eye like it is regularly done in Nigeria. And that adds to his list of nefarious crimes.

The approval they got might be one of the back door type. Corruption must have actually played a role somewhere.

Money is power!

Whether it was a backdoor approval or a front door approval, there is an approval..
Haters can talk another thing..

THE BEST IS YET TO COME.Enemies of TBJ can go and chew tissue paper.

phlemzy: The approval they got might be one of the back door type. Corruption must have actually played a role somewhere.

If I may ask, WHY DID IT TAKE UPWARD OF TWO WEEKS FOR THIS APPROVAL STORY? I ve notin against this MOG but we need to represent Christ well!

let me say dat I'm neither TBJ member nor admirer. Hweva I've discoverd dat sm nigerians tend to magnify any rumor abt any1 they hate or envy even wen it hasn't been verified. Sometimes u hear dem talk as if they are brainless. Dey say money bigger dan our budget 4 d yr is missing evrybodi shouts cos it's about some1 they love 2 hate. Nw hpe those who've called TBJ names will b humble enof to witdraw their words and admit they hav acted in stupidity wen d investigtn is ova bc I see dis man comin out strong.

Noted. Lag Govt over to u

barcanista: Which truth? Did he bing the approval paper? Story!!!! He will tell that to the judge soon. Lying fraudster Joshua

why is ur mind always full with hate?
why do u pray for God's punishment on u?what lies did u observed in d said statement?