Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra State has denied reports in some section of the media that he said there were evil spirits in the state’s Government House.
He described the story as “false, malicious, misleading and mischievous.”
Recall that some media reports last Saturday, quoted the secretary to Anambra state government, Prof. Solo Chukwubelu, who spoke on behalf of Obiano at an Anglican Prayer rally in the capital, saying there were evil spirits in the State House.
“In the government House, the evil spirits come and go. We urged the church to pray hard to let them leave the government for good,”Chukwubelu said.
However, the statement by the Eze, denied the story stressing that the governor did not attend the prayer session.
The statement read, “Our attention has been drawn to the false and malicious report in the media attributed to the Governor of Anambra State, Chief Willie Obiano, claiming that evil spirits had invaded Government House, Awka.
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“That report is totally untrue, mischievous and misleading. It should therefore be ignored by the general public.
“The first thing to note is that Governor Obiano was not anywhere near the venue of the prayer rally event where the report claimed the statement was made.
“The second thing is that investigation has shown that the comment is a mischievous interpretation of a prayer point raised by Rt Rev. Prosper Amah of Ogbaru Diocese of the Anglican Communion while praying against the challenges facing the nation in general and Anambra State in particular with reference to the recent petrol tanker fire outbreaks.
“Bishop Amah said the prayer during the annual prayer rally of Anambra State held at Ekwueme Square, Awka, directly ascribing the spate of fire disasters to the manipulations of evil spirits and some evil people in society.
“Following the thread of Bishop Amah’s prayer, the Secretary to the Government of Anambra State, Prof Solo Chukwulobelu, who represented the governor at the event, enjoined the church to pray against those planning evil for Anambra State.
“The report claiming that Governor Obiano had raised the alarm about the presence of evil spirits in the government house is false, sensational, malicious and misleading. It should be ignored without second thoughts”
