The Witches and
Wizards Association of Nigeria, WITCAN, has described Edo’s governor,
Mr. Adams Oshiomhole as a workaholic and commended him for
“transforming” the lives of Edo citizens.
According to Vanguard, 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.”
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