RCCG Pastors Ize-Iyamu, Osinbajo Pray & Plot Edo

By GWG Staff

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Friday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, received Osagie Ize-Iyamu, the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Edo.

Ize-Iyamu, who was earlier presented with APC’s flag for Edo governorship election by President Muhammadu Buhari, was accompanied to the vice president’s office by Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State.

Ize-Iyamu told State House correspondents afterward that the visit was to show the vice president the flag that was presented to him by the president and leadership of the party.

He said that the vice president was delighted, prayed for the party’s success and said everyone was committed to APC’s victory in the forthcoming poll.

Of course the meeting between Osinbajo and Ize-Iyamu would not have been lost on some given the spiritual background of the two men.

Both men are provincial pastors in the Redeemed Christian Church of God.

Osinbajo was Pastor in charge of the Lagos Province 48 (Olive Tree provincial headquarters) of The Redeemed Christian Church of God, Lagos.

Ize-Iyamu on his part is currently the pastor in charge, RCCG Province 2, Benin-City.

So it was not surprising that following the formal endorsement by President Buhari that Ize-Iyamu moved to the office of his fellow provincial pastor, Prof. Osinbajo who like him is also a lawyer to formally intimate him of the development.

Speaking after the visit to vice-president’s office, Pastor Ize-Iyamu intimated Osinbajo of the efforts of Governor Ganduje towards his aspiration.

Speaking to State House correspondents, Ize-Iyamu said:

”He enjoined us to ensure that no matter the provocation from the other side;  we should try to run a very peaceful campaign; we promised him we will do so.

“You will notice that we have been very peaceful in everything we have been doing; my nomination was peaceful; even when they were destroying our bill boards, rather than retaliate, we simply went to report to security agencies.

“So, we have no intention of being violent; we have talked to our supporters and we are confident that they will also be peace-abiding.

“My only appeal is that the PDP and the governor should realise that election is not do or die and should allow the  will of the people to prevail and let’s do it as peacefully as possible,’’ he said.

On his part, Ganduje said that all stakeholders had heard what INEC said about peaceful election in the state.

According to him, the party is appealing to its members to be peaceful as they have been and should not allow themselves to be provoked.

“Our own card is that of mobilisation; we have various mobilisation committees working in various communities on our side.

“And luckily enough, the governor has failed his people; that is a big advantage to the APC,’’ he said.

The Edo governorship election is scheduled for Sept. 19.

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