National
Association of Nigerian Traditional Medicine Practitioners in Ekiti
State has warned politicians against bloodshed in the coming elections.
The
association appealed to clerics to stop prophesying doom for the
country, which it said could further ignite tension and cause chaos in
the system.
At its
first meeting of the year held in Ado Ekiti on Friday, where over 4,000
members across the 16 Local Government Areas of the State had converged
to offer prayers, the body also endorsed President Goodluck Jonathan’s
reelection bid.
This is as
one of the Peoples Democratic Party’s aspirants for Ekiti Central
senatorial ticket, Sen. Bode Ola, has urged his supporters to put his
loss at the primaries behind them and work for the party’s victory at
the general elections.
Ola, who
was in the Senate between 2009 and 2011 described his loss at the
primaries to Mrs. Fatimat Raji-Rasaki as “the will of God.”
“No man
knows what God had prepared for those who wait on him, nor one gets
anything in this world unless that which was ordained for him from
heaven,” he said.
Briefing
newsmen in Ado Ekiti, the State Chairman of NANTMP, Chief Jacob
Orisamika, described Jonathan as a humble person who can be trusted with
power.
“We are
supporting President Jonathan because we have consulted the oracle and
it revealed that he is the best for the position. It was revealed that
Nigerians will benefit more under him than any other candidates.
“Aside
this, we have to show our support to Governor Ayodele Fayose who has
been relating with Ekiti people closely. I believe that whatever the
Governor supports must be supported by all Ekiti indigenes because
Fayose is a man of the people,” he said.
Expressing
worries over the doom being prophesied by religious leaders, the
association urged Nigerians, regardless of faith, to continue to pray
for the survival of the country.
“We want
to state unequivocally that Nigeria won’t witness any bloodshed or cease
to exist after this election. Though, there may be some pocket of
skirmishes, but we shall overcome and continue to forge ahead as a
nation,” Orisamika said.
Source: Punch
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