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  By Emmanuel Aziken   The viral picture of former Governor James Ibori praying for his namesake, Senator James Manager was at the weekend generating political reactions as interest groups in Delta State seek to use the image to score political points. A fuller study of the video and audio may have also revealed deeper meanings into the image that may have been lost in the hoopla fanned by political interest groups ahead of the 2023 general election. The video would have also shown that besides Senator James Manager, that a serving commissioner in the state was also prayed for by Ibori. Praying for the commissioner in pidgin English, Ibori blessed him that he would not end up as a commissioner given the extent of loyalty, he, the commissioner pays to him. Ibori is by no means an ordinary political figure in Delta State. He is the head of the political family that has produced all three governors of the Fourth Republic in Delta including himself. As he blessed Senator Manager, ...