A group, which calls itself Witches and Wizards Association of Nigeria (WITCAN), has described Governor Adams Oshiomhole as a workaholic while commending him for transforming Edo State.
The group,
which also asked Oshiomhole to put in
place measures to ensure that the forthcoming gubernatorial election in the
state is successful, however, complained that its members were being
persecuted, pleading that the persecution should stop. It spoke through its
Publicity Secretary, Dr Okhue Iboi.
“Members of our association are apolitical.
We are not partisan.
Our own concern as stakeholders in the project called
Nigeria is for peace and unity to reign. Our own witches group are not evil. We
do good, and promote whatever will bring progress to mankind.
We love Nigeria.
Oshiomhole has been working very hard in the last seven years plus, and he has
transformed Edo State, but he should be very vigilant so that some hoodlums
working for some political godfathers don’t unleash violence which may lead to
the destruction of properties and lives,” Iboi, a trado-medical practitioner,
told Sunday Vanguard in Lagos.
The witches spokesman disclosed that the task of
delivering the message to Oshiomhole and other political gladiators in Edo
State was given to the witches during a
meeting members of the group held at Irrua.
“We were holding our monthly
meeting at Irrua, and, suddenly, while looking at our crystal ball in the
coven, we saw some things that were frightening concerning Edo and thereafter I was mandated as the
spokesperson of the group to deliver this message to the governor, and other stakeholders
that have one thing or the other to do with the governorship election in Edo
State. But we are making a special
appeal to Governor Oshiomhole because he is the Chief Security Officer of the
state.
He should liaise with the police, INEC and other stakeholders to ensure
that peace is maintained before, during and after the elections,” Iboi said.
Warning politicians in Edo State not to see the election as a do-or-die affair,
he said political parties and candidates
taking part in the election must respect the will of the electorate.
“Power
belong to God and He alone gives it to whomsoever it pleases Him to give it to.
But one fact our politicians must know is that the will of the people must be
respected” .
While advising politicians to take the witches warning seriously,
Iboi said: “Witches are not joking over this Edo election.
We will not allow any individual or
group to destroy the state or give it a bad name.
It is unfortunate that many
Nigerians are hypocrites. When they hear witches or read about witches, what
comes to their mind is evil or darkness. For our own witches group, we are
children of light. We are for good.
Have people forgotten that even in the
Bible there is a story of King Saul who
consulted a witch when he was about to go into a battle to enable him know how the battle will go?
“Again people tend to forget that Nigeria is a secular state, Nigeria doesn’t
belong to only Christians and Muslims, the nation is for all faiths. They
should stop persecuting witches or look at us with disdain.
As stakeholders
they should allow us to make our own contributions to the growth and
development of the country.”
The witches spokesperson said the election is
going to be a straight battle between the candidate of All Progressives Congress, APC, Godwin
Obaseki, and that of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Pastor Ize Iyamu.
“The
battle is a straight one between Iyamu and Obaseki, and the election is going
to be hotly contested. But on who is going to win, we are holding an emergency
meeting at Ofosu next Wednesday, and the
person who is going to win the election will be revealed to us at that
meeting.”
Source: Vanguardngr
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