Edo 2024: APC candidate receives special prayer from elderly voters, video trends

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The good people of Edo State headed to the polls on Saturday to cast their votes for their preferred candidate who will become governor for the next four years
After the exercise, elderly women prayed for the emergence of APC's candidate Senator Monday Okpebholo as Edo's next governor
In a video making the rounds online, the women spoke in Benin language for Okpebholo to emerge as the winner of the Saturday, September 21, Edo governorship election

Legit.ng journalist Esther Odili has over two years of experience covering political parties and movements.

Elderly women and men who are voters, on Saturday, September 21, prayed for Senator Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to emerge victorious in the Edo state governorship election.

In a video that has gone viral, the women spoke in the native language, prayed for Okpebholo to emerge as the winner of the Edo state 2024 election and the next governor of the state.

As seen in the video, the APC candidate responded to the prayers and said, "Amen Amen and so shall it be."

Nigerians react

Legit.ng captured a few reactions from the comment section of The Cable on X.

@kcemenike tweeted:

"People that cannot afford food are praying for those responsible for their suffering."Then they will come to DMs or post bank accounts."These Nigerians deserve their suffering."

@Mezon4 tweeted:

"Omo, Nigeria is doomed."

@RealDaoman tweeted:

"Oshomoles Godson shouldn't be Governor,No,No,No."

@sirfrancisdubem tweeted:

"Thank God they are very few of them."

@vossuvissu tweeted:

"Many obas prayed for GEJ in 2015 nothing happened."