Aregbesola, Omisore worship at annual Oke Maria vigil

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Osun State governor, Mr Rauf Aregbesola, and his political rival, Senator Iyiola Omisore, on Saturday, worshipped together at a vigil programme held at Oke Maria Pilgrimage, Otan Ayegbaju, in Boluwaduro Local Government Area of Osun State.
Aregbesola, who arrived the venue of the vigil around 2.45 a.m, met Senator Omisore already seated at the front row, having got to the prayer mountain at 1.45 a.m.
Nigerian Tribune gathered the Catholic Archbishop of Ibadan and Apostolic Administrator of Osogbo Catholic Diocese of Osogbo, Most Reverend Gabriel Leke Abegunrin, had earlier hinted the congregation around 10.00 a.m. that the duo of Aregbesola and Omisore, including Senator Babajide Omoworare, representing Osun Central Senatorial district, might attend the annual programme.
He, therefore, urged the  devotees at the Marian Shrine to shelve their political differences and embrace the governor and Senator Omisore, a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) aspirant in the August 9 governorship election  in the state, as they would come to the Marian Shrine to pray over their different intentions to God.
At about 3.45 a.m,  Archbishop Abegunrin welcomed the trio to the pilgrimage and invited the governor to the podium to extend complimentaries to the about 50,000 pilgrims (Catholics & non-Catholics) from all states of the South-West.
Addressing the congregation, Aregbesola, who quoted from the book of Corinthians, said what God demanded mostly from his people according to the scripture were love, hope and faith, stressed  that the most important one among them was love, asserting that, “I urge you to embrace love. This is what God wants from all of us. Irrespective of your religion, love one another, put your political or religious sentiments apart and embrace love, share your feelings, thoughts, ideas and opinions with one another and pray for yourselves.”
While speaking with journalists at the mountain, Senator Omisore stated that he would ensure that schools were returned to their original owners in the state if elected as the governor of the state.
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