Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in the Edo State gubernatorial election, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, has warned Governor, Adams Oshiomole and his party, the All Progressives Congress, APC, to stop dragging the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, into what he described as “their dirty and unholy politics.”
Obaseki gave the warning while reacting to a statement credited to Osiomhole’s Chief Press Secretary, Peter Okhiria, saying he converted a church building to campaign office.
Okhiria was alleged to have accused the RCCG Edo Region 13 headquarters, Trinity Sanctuary, in Benin City, Edo State, of converting the church building into the campaign office of Pastor Ize-Iyamu.
Ize-Iyamu is a senior pastor with one of the zonal headquarters based in Benin.
Speaking through his campaign organisation, Ize- Iyamu said, ‘’Governor Adams Oshiomhole and his puppet APC candidate, Godwin Obaseki, should not drag RCCG into their dirty, unholy politics.
“The allegation is a cheap blackmail from those who want to bring the name of the church into disrepute, and they will surely fail.”
Ize-Iyamu, however, said Christian leaders cannot sit back and allow the state continue to wallow in untold hardship and deteriorating socio-political, cultural and economic institutions caused by the ‘’unholy and anti-people” policies of Oshiomhole/APC-led government.
Speaking further, Ize-Iyamu said, ‘’Why can’t pastors be part of our efforts to rescue Edo State? Just yesterday, three more pensioners in Edo state died while others are presently languishing in penury and different ailments following the long wait for their arrears of pension and gratuities after retirement from active service.”
