‘I Met Dead Bat On My Bed’, Okpebholo Narrates How He Won Edo Guber Election

Monday Okpebholo, the recently sworn-in governor of Edo State, has shared a remarkable story of his spiritual journey to winning the governorship election in September.

According to Okpebholo, he faced a intense spiritual battle, but ultimately emerged victorious due to the grace of God, constant prayers, and the support of the people .

In his post-swearing-in Thanksgiving Service, Okpebholo recounted how he trusted in God alone, despite being criticized and doubted by others. He even shared a peculiar incident where he found a dead bat on his bed, which he believed was a sign of God’s intervention ¹.

I want to thank God. In this last election, while I was praising God, they (traducers) were busy operating from television. They were busy operating from social media. They were busy operating from other television stations.

“But, I took the battle to God because I knew the secret. A few days to the election, they said I was crazy. We gathered to praise God in this State. They said, “What is he doing?” They were there on TV. But, I was listening to the voice of God. I won the battle.

“After the election on Sunday morning, I came to my room. I met a bat had died on my bed, without me shooting any arrow. But, the spirit of God was there. The arrow of God; The hand of God delivered me.

“I am grateful to the men of God that stood in the gap. I am grateful to those who believed that with God, all things are possible. And I will give you one advice- trust in God alone because he will do it for you.

Okpebholo won the election with 291,667 votes, defeating Asue Ighodalo of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who garnered 247,274 votes. Olumide Akpata of the Labour Party (LP) came third with 22,763 votes .