CORD leader Raila Odinga is in Nigeria following an invitation from Nnamdi Azikiwe University.But reliable sources say he went to Nigeria to seek spiritual intervention.
On Tuesday evening, Raila addressed students and staff of the university, emphasizing on the importance of democracy and human rights. After the address, he went for a mission that took him there.
Raila’s Facebook post read:
“Being received at the Enugu International airport, Enugu State on arrival on my way to Anambra State where I am set to address Nnamdi Azikiwe University”
In 2013, months before general elections, Raila visited Nigeria to seek spiritual help. According to Nairaland, the CORD leader stayed at the country for a whole week, where he underwent spiritual cleansing.
Nairaland explained:
“AHEAD of the March 4 Presidential Election in Kenya, Raila Odinga, one of the presidential aspirants, has sent emissaries to Nigeria, ostensibly, for spiritual assistance.
Odinga, Saturday, sent a two-man emissaries to the world headquarters of a spiritual organisation, the Brotherhood of the Cross and Star, based in Calabar, Nigeria, to court Leader Olumba Olumba Obu’s spiritual support and favour to enable him win the race.
Led by a priest, resident in Kenya, Joseph Abeng, the delegation was received inside the worship hall of the Brotherhood of the Cross and Star, by Leader Obu, who is reported to have influential presence and following in that country.
Joseph Abeng said Odinga has a lot of respect for the leader of the spiritual organisation and believes that his prayers, which had helped him previously, could also work in his favour during the presidential election in his country.
Abeng said Odinga, who is facing stiff opposition from one of the leading candidates, Uhuru Kenyatta, the son of the founder of modern Kenya, asked him to appeal to His Olumba Obu to similarly pray and work for him the way he did for Barack Obama of the United States of America”
It’s exactly 9 months to the next general election and Raila has found himself in Nigeria, one of the few countries in Africa where witchcraft is real. After addressing the students, he was scheduled to return to the country, but has extended his stay.
What is more interesting is that Raila’s delegation comprised of only trusted friends and a family member.