Rev Chris
Okotie's political party, FRESH Democratic Party was one of the 28 parties
De-registered by the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday 6th
December. The Head Pastor of Household of God said he's planning to sue INEC for their action and
also contest in 2015 whether his party is De-registered or not!
"We are very
amused by the shenanigans calculations of INEC. I believe that INEC is fronting
for the PDP and that its the 2015 fever that has overtaken that political party
in such a way that it is beginning to malfunction and demonstrate a
pathological dysfunctionality. It is very obvious to us at Fresh party that
their intention is to erase completely, the voice of the opposition. So they
have parochialised the definition of an opposition party to align with their
egostic agenda such that it would become impossible to speak. How can a political
party that is in power define the character and the configuration of its own
opposition. We are persuaded that we must take this before the judiciary as the
last bastion of our democratic experience, will remedy this situation. (meaning
he's going to court)
I have said it
before that INEC is a fungus. A fungus is a socialised organisation set up by
the government to oversee an area of public interest and development, it would
gravitate towards its benefactor.
This de-registration
is not something that can happen in a civilized society. This can only happen
in a place like Nigeria and I believe in the end we are seeing the last of the
oppression in Nigeria.
The democratic
experiment of Nigeria is 13 years old. How can you judge the trajectory of a
political party? Our party was registered in 2006, we've only had six years.
You cannot compare us to the behemoth (PDP) that has politicians,
veterans and all kinds of people.
I am going to court
but whether the party is de-registered or not, I will contest in 2015. I represent a
paradigm shift and I represent the future of this country and as long as
Nigeria continues to exist as a republic, Rev Okotie will be there in the
political are
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