Politics
Cleric Predicts Second Term Victory For Wike
There is a prophecy declaring the Rivers State Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike of having the divine mandate to govern the state for another four years.
Bishop Godknows Nifeipiri, of Christ and His Armies Church disclosed the prophecy to our Correspondent in an interview, in Port Harcourt.
Nifeipiri who spoke to The Tide after a communion marking the end of a 14- day fasting and prayer by the church, said God declared that there is no vacancy in Brick House and that Election 2019 is Wike’s own carry go.
According to the man of God, God has ordered Governor Wike to take Rivers state again with sound health, wisdom, knowlege and more understanding, for a second term.
“God has shunned all evil and given Governor Wike peace and security”, he said.
Bishop Nifeipiri explained that he led members of New Divine Vision , a prayer team of the church for a 14- day fasting and prayer with the theme “ Fully Obey God”, to seek the face of God on the forthcoming general elections in the state, where the revelation was made.
He further disclosed that the divine mandate called on Governor Wike to look at some of the governorship candidates of other political parties and to carry along those of them that have the fear of God in a unity government after the election.
Bishop Nifeipiri who described politics as a ‘divine game’ called on all contenders in the election to be shun violence.
He explained that “when on earth, among the millions that followed him, Jesus Christ chose only 12 disciples.
“ The needs of the flesh made rest to go away. Yet , the evil that scattered the rest, still affected one of the 12, Judas Iscariot , who betrayed Jesus .
“Wike should pray for increased God’s wisdom, knowledge and understanding. These three cardinal points will guide the governor through “.
On the other governorship candidates, he said , “Wike should not have any grudge against them because all these happen for the fulfilment of the purpose and to prove that election is a divine game.
“ Any one that has God fearing spirit and spirit of love, he should not hesitate to carry that one along”.
The man of said that the governor does not know him but he only knows the governor through the good work that he is doing in the state advised other governorship candidates to surrender and work with Wike for he has been given the divine mandate.
He quoted the Bible book of 2nd Corrintains chapter 6 verses 17— 18 as saying, “ Separate yourself from evil and I will receive you. You Will be my sons and daughters “
He urged Governor Wike to think more of the good things to do for the state for God has promised to grant him Restoration
“ What they have stolen from the state or made the state to lose shall be restored. His leadership will be granted peace and security till next four years”, he maintained.
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Prof. Amupitan gave the warning on Saturday, in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, during the South-South Zonal Readiness Assessment and Interactive Staff Engagement organised ahead of the 2027 general elections.
He said insecurity remained a potential challenge to the electoral process but stressed that the Commission would not allow threats against its personnel to undermine its constitutional responsibilities.
“Insecurity may pose a challenge, but our collective constitutional resolve is far stronger. Let me again send a clear message from Port Harcourt: anyone who attempts to threaten, intimidate, or harm our ad-hoc staff, NYSC members, or permanent personnel will be brought to justice under the full weight of the law,” he said.
The INEC Chairman, who was accompanied by National Commissioners, directors and technical aides, disclosed that the South-South engagement was the fifth in a series of zonal assessments, following similar exercises in the South-West, North-West, South-East and North-East.
He explained that his physical presence across the geopolitical zones reflected the Commission’s field-first approach, emphasising that electoral integrity must be established through effective operations at the grassroots.
According to him, the assessment would cover operational preparedness across the 123 Local Government Areas in the six South-South states.
On election security, Prof. Amupitan said INEC had moved away from reactive security arrangements traditionally activated around election day to a proactive, intelligence-driven framework known as the “ICCES Tentacle”.
He explained that the framework was designed to extend inter-agency security coordination from national and state headquarters to local government areas and Registration Area Centres, including remote communities.
He identified three critical pillars of the framework as mapping and mitigating security threats, protecting electoral personnel and infrastructure, and guaranteeing safe access to polling units.
The INEC boss said the security arrangement would provide comprehensive protection for electoral personnel, technological infrastructure, including Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) devices and server infrastructure, as well as voters.
He added that the framework was intended to ensure that every polling unit, irrespective of its geographical location or history of security challenges, remained safe and accessible for the exercise of democratic rights.
Prof. Amupitan disclosed that the South-South security architecture comprised approximately 60 major operational formations, headquarters and state commands operating under the Inter-Agency Consultative Committee on Election Security (ICCES).
The network, he said, brings together military, naval, air, police and other security and intelligence agencies across the six states.
“Together, this integrated multi-agency network represents the operational backbone that guarantees intelligence-led protection across every riverine creek, coastal axis, and land-based polling unit in the Niger Delta,” he stated.
Providing an overview of the region’s electoral significance, the INEC Chairman said the South-South had the fourth-largest voting bloc in the country, with 15,823,550 registered voters, representing 15.30 per cent of the national register.
Rivers State alone, he said, accounts for 3,736,434 registered voters spread across the 23 local government areas.
Alhaji Abubakar made the demand following revelations that some INEC registration officers allegedly abused their access to the voter registration system to introduce irregular records into the database.
In a statement issued by his Director of Strategic Communications, Mr Phrank Shaibu, the former vice-president described the development as a serious breach of the Commission’s internal safeguards and raised concerns about the integrity of the electoral process.
He urged INEC to identify the officials implicated in the alleged misconduct and explain what disciplinary or legal measures had been taken against them.
Alhaji Abubakar also called for an independent forensic audit of the preliminary voters’ register to establish the scale of the alleged manipulation, identify affected records and determine how the questionable entries were introduced into the system.
He further insisted that INEC preserve all relevant voter records, image files, system access logs and electronic audit trails to prevent the destruction or alteration of evidence before an independent examination could be conducted.
The former vice-president also demanded that the Commission disclose the identities of companies contracted to produce sensitive election materials ahead of the 2027 polls, arguing that transparency was essential to building public confidence in the electoral process.
INEC’s Director of Information and Communication Technology, Dr Lawrence Bayode, had earlier disclosed during a television interview that some registration officers across the country allegedly used their official login credentials to introduce irregularities into the voters’ database.
Dr Bayode explained that the Commission’s Automated Biometric Identification System helped identify questionable records and establish how some irregularities entered the system.
He, however, clarified that not all suspicious photographs were AI-generated, as some resulted from poor registration procedures.
The development followed public concerns over suspected AI-generated photographs, alleged duplicate entries and other inconsistencies discovered in the preliminary voters’ register published online on October 26, 2026.
INEC has maintained that the published document is a preliminary register and that it is reviewing questionable records ahead of the certification of the final Register of Voters.
The controversy has intensified calls for greater transparency and accountability in the management of the voters’ register as preparations gather momentum for the 2027 general elections.
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