European Union election observation team visits Olumba Obu

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By Akpan David, Calabar

The European Union Election Observation Mission has visited the spiritual leader of Brotherhood of the Cross and Star, His Holiness Olumba Olumba Obu in his Vestry.

The delegation was ed by the duo of Robert Hall and Diana Ferrari.

The event took place over the weekend in Calabar, southern Nigeria.

They pledged that they will not violate their mandate or the oath they took not to be participants in the Nigeria’s general election holding on 25 February and 11 March 2023.

They explained that they stopped over to see the spiritual leader because from their intelligence he had much positive influence over his mammoth adherents in Nigeria and abroad.

Hall also commended the spiritual leader for sacrificial efforts at uniting families and communities.

“We are election observers on assignment to Cross River and Akwa Ibom States. We received good reports about the spiritual leader and his large followers and noted that BCS is an influential community with a very large congregation in Nigeria.

“Since we are to educate the electorate on the need to participate in the Nigeria general election by casting their votes, there was the need for us to visit the Leader of BCS.”

They maintained that the EU will remain neutral during the Nigeria general election.

“Nothing can make us to violate our mandate or the oath taken not to be participants in the election.”

Welcoming the EU Team Olumba expressed happiness for the visit and pledgged his cooperation.

Olumba Obu said he has no preferred presidential candidate and that he has admonished his adherents to freely exercise their franchise to whoever the Spirit administers to them.

Obu sued for a smooth and peaceful conduct of the general election, stressing that it must be devoid of vote buying, rigging, violence and killings.

On EU request to know more about the organization, the spiritual leader said his mission and teachings border on love, forgiveness, peace and unity of all races.

He said that except in Russia, he has worship centres in several countries of the world.

He assured the EU Observers of their safety throughout their stay in Nigeria, adding that he will gladly receive them again since they promised to return to the organization in continuation of their election education.

The EU delegation was taken round the sprawling complex on a guided facility tour by a high priest of the fold, Justice Osai Ahiakwo before they departed.