The battle for the control of the Edo State House of Assembly took a melodramatic turn yesterday as a voodoo priestess and spiritual leader of Ekutetebite Negwogho group, Princess lnibokun lmasemwenbor stormed the complex to curse opponents of Governor Godwin Obaseki. She spoke at the Assembly gate in downtown Ring Road: “I was at home when I saw on television the crisis at the Edo Assembly. I heard that some people from other ethnic groups are trying to turn Benin upside down. Whoever says he will turn the state upside down to rig the election, let the heads of our ancestors torment him. The appointment of the SA was contained in a letter signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Mohammed Sabiu Baba copies of which was made available to journalists in Bauchi on Thursday…Occultists curse Obaseki opponents

Source: Nigerian Tribune August 07, 2020 14:48 UTC