Asaju, who spoke in an interview with our correspondent, also warned religious leaders to steer clear of mundane matters like predicting winners of football matches and winners of elections. It was marked, ‘My Ref: PAD/PRESS/VOL.3/1/256’, and titled, ‘Ghana Police Service statement on communication of Prophecies and their legal implications’. Some of the clerics with megachurches and millions of followers sometimes have worship centres in both Nigeria and Ghana. “Nigerian leaders cannot afford to offend the religious leaders and parapsychologists who make such predictions. As they do not believe in the efficacy of science and technology, the leaders patronise the purveyors of rumours and prophecies, herbalists and marabouts.

Source: Punch December 31, 2021 06:48 UTC