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.
*Dr Okhue Iboi
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:VANGUARD
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