‘Let us pray for Buhari,’ Ex-Governor says

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January 29, 2017 7:00 AM

The former Governor said this on Saturday, January 28, 2017, at his hometown in Iyamho, Estako-West Local Government Area.

The former Governor of Edo state, Adams Oshiomhole has called on Nigerians to pray for resident Buhari and wish him well.

Oshiomhole also slammed those spreading rumours that the President has died, saying it is uncalled for.

According to Punch, the former Governor said “We like to speculate the worst. I have been in government; to be honest, the President today, as a retired general, does not need that. The least we owe him is prayer, not the kind of sponsored, negative speculation that, sometimes, you wonder what the people really want.’’

“To those who like to speculate bad news, they should not forget the story of (the late Nnamdi) Azikiwe. People went to town to say that Azikiwe was dead. Newspapers wrote editorials about his stewardship and someone constituted himself as the chairman of the burial committee; remember the guy who said that the great tree had fallen.

“Azikiwe, because it was not his time, said that he would attend the funerals of all those who wished him dead. And all those who were members of the funeral committee, one after the other, joined their ancestors while Zik was alive. So, let’s be careful when we speculate ill for others. What we do not wish for ourselves, we should not wish for others,” he added.

Oshiomhole also wondered why some Nigerians like to spread false news.

The former Governor said this on Saturday, January 28, 2017, at his hometown in Iyamho, Estako-West Local Government Area, after casting his vote in the House of Reps by-election for Etsako federal constituency.

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Oshiomhole also said “I think it is unnecessary. Let us be honest. As the governor of Edo State, we have had to sponsor. Nigerian medical doctors who requested for it in black and white that they had to be treated in India, the UK or the US and they gave me several reasons why they needed foreign medical check.”

Adam Oshiomhole was the Governor of Edo state from 2008 – 2016.

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