Serah Oyindamola Joshua, is the first daughter of
Pastor T.B. Joshua. She was called to the Bar
this week in Nigeria having successfully
completed the September 2015 Bar Final
Examinations at the Nigerian Law School. In an
exclusive interview with The Guardian, Serah
revealed that she will also be called to the bar in
New York in January, having passed final
examinations in November.
“I’m grateful to God, my family and friends,
who have been of help to me. I am humbled
and privileged to have succeeded. I am
privileged and fortunate to be the daughter
of such a humble and great man of God
called TB Joshua. He is someone I look up
to because my father is a man of God and
he has been able to guide me every time I
need him. I am so humbled to be his
daughter. He has been a good guide. Thus, I
can’t afford to disappoint him and God,
because to whom much is given, much is
expected.” Serah told The Guardian
How does she react to comments about her
father? She says,
“He is a true example of humility. I have
seen so many character traits in him that
are worthy to emulate. As a father, he is the
best father anybody can pray to have. I am
not just saying that because he is my
father; this is just the truth. Also, it’s not
what I think about him or what people think
about him that counts but what God says
about him.” She adds, “That’s why I said he
is a true man of God and it’s not what
people say that counts but what God says.
Everybody has the right to air his or her
opinion but God’s opinion counts most.”
INTERVIEW BELOW
IT was evening. The weather was calm.
The cool harmattan breeze whistled
soulfully. The evening was elemental.
Everybody was just happy. There was
excitement in the air and gratitude in
the space, as everybody savoured the
best of the moment. No complexities.
This evening, Serah Oyindamola Joshua
stood out, somewhat. Though, she was
not putting on a shimmering gown or
dropping earring, just corporately
dressed. She was simple in her gown and
wig. Serah was one of the 3,277, who
were called the Bar on Tuesday and
Wednesday (December 15 and 16),
having successfully completed the
September 2015 Bar Final Examinations.
As she exchanged banters with
everybody, the rhythms of December
harmattan played out in her head. Even
as she smiled, laughed, joked and
danced, she crooned like a baby who
wanted attention. Yes, indeed, she
wanted attention, but not for herself. She
was just happy being called to the Bar.
Almost with a throaty laugh, snugging up
close, she breathes: “I’m grateful to
God, my family and friends, who have
been of help to me. I am humbled and
privileged to have succeeded. I am very
happy,” she says.
For her younger sister, Promise Joshua,
“by God’s grace, we are following his
path and seeing results. My sister, who is
just 22, and her ability to have combined
the New York and Nigerian bar exams is
a testimony to the disciplined
upbringing our father gave us. She has
been a role model and I am following
her footsteps.”
For Prophet TB Joshua’s daughter, law is
a gift of God, already minted before the
beginning of time, which she discovered
growing up in her home. “I am
privileged and fortunate to be the
daughter of such a humble and great
man of God called TB Joshua. He is
someone I look up to, because my father
is a man of God and he has been able to
guide me every time I need him. I am
too happy, so humble to be his daughter.
He has been a good guide. Thus I can’t
afford to disappoint him and God,
because to whom much is given, much is
expected.”
How does she react to comments about
her father?
Serah takes a deep breath, as her finely
chiselled features and sinuous body
glisten. She leans on the wall, while
nursing a bottle of mineral water. She
says, “he is a true example of humility. I
have seen so many characters in him
that is worthy to emulate. As a father, he
is the best father everybody can pray to
have. I am not just saying that, because
he is my father, this is just the
truth. Also, it’s not what I think about
him or what people think about him that
counts, but what God says about him.”
She adds, “that’s why I said, he is a true
man of God and it’s not what people say
that counts, but what God says.
Everybody has the right to air his or her
opinion, but God’s opinion counts most.”
What was his reaction to her success
story?
“He was very happy and proud of me. I
am always happy whenever he is proud
of me. He has given me so much and I
feel I have a lot to offer and can’t afford
to disappoint him.”
Was their special gift or words of
encouragement he gave her as a child?
“Life is an experience,” she exclaims. “I
know my dad and he is a living example
of how to be, humble and devoted to
God.”
The name TB Joshua has opened doors
for her, but not as many would
think. “When people know that I am his
daughter, they are always surprised and
that spur me on to work harder and
achieve what I want. To every glory is a
story to tell.”
She adds, “he is the best dad I could ever
wish for. I am so grateful to God and
proud.”
On how her friends relate to her and
whether they expect her to introduce
them to him for prayers? She has this to
say: “Yes, many are surprised, and some
even want me to introduce them to him
for prayers.”
What’s next for Serah?
“I will also be called to bar in New York
in January. I passed the final
examinations in November and I’m
getting set for the January date in New
York Supreme Court.”
Challenges growing up?
The young lady, who attended Ronik
International School, Ejigbo, Lagos State,
and later, the London School of
Economic, where she did her law degree
and a master’s in New York, whispers,
“we all have challenges, but with what
my father has taught me, I see challenges
as stepping stone to greater heights. Also,
challenges are not personal, because God
is involved in seeing you through. Every
stumbling block is a lesson to move
higher in life.”
Is she her daddy or mummy’s pet?
She expresses surprises, and heaves, “I
am daddy’s pet, because I admire him a
lot and the best is yet to come.”
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