2023: Rev. Okotie pleads with Tinubu, Atiku to step down for him

Rev. Chris Okotie who is the Founder of Household of God Church, Sunday pleaded with the flagbearer of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu and that of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar to step down for him.

Okotie said, it was his ambition to takeover from President Muhammadu Buhari in 2023 as President of Nigeria.

The Clergy claimed that he’s the right person to takeover from Buhari out of all candidates, adding that he possess capacity to solve the nation’s challenges.

He stated this during an interactive session with journalists at his Church headquarters in Oregun, Ikeja when celebrating his 63rd birthday anniversary, noting that Nigeria is blessed with all human and natural resources yet it’s are not moving forward.

Okotie while giving the reason for his call said, “I want to appeal to all presidential candidates to withdraw from the race and allow me to come in as the interim president.

He urged Tinubu and Atiku to support his government in the interest of the nation, while he added that the system that introduced the former governor of Anambra State, and presidential candidate of the Labour party was unsustainable.

“We must also rise above tribe and religion because there is an imbalance in the country and we are not practising federalism instead, what we are practising is a presidential system of government. Since 1999, things have been declining because the presidential system of government we are practising has failed us.

“We must get rid of the National and State Assemblies because maintaining each member cost the country billions of naira. Some of the standing committees at both assemblies are not useful to the country, they are only representing themselves, not the populace.

“For the best of the country, both assemblies should be scrapped and the money for maintaining them should be used for something else.

What we have in Nigeria today is the government of the party, by the party and for the party.

“Ministers and the Commissioners should also be expunged because Nigeria’s democracy has been hijacked by the elite for their interest and they are deceiving the downtrodden who don’t know anything. And the most important of all is our constitution. It should be changed to a people-oriented constitution, not the military one we have now. After the change, we can then restructure the country for the better.”

Okotie who revealed his plan for Nigeria if he wins the 2023 race said, “If I am made the interim president, our government will be a transparent one and we will redirect the steps of the youth who are into internet fraudsters and turned them to better persons in the society and empower them.

“While a young person with inclination to technology advancement will ensure financial accountability of government and each state will have control of their national resources. First, we emulated the British and now we are copying the American style of democracy that didn’t take us anywhere.

“The presidential system of government has failed us woefully. We should enable professional associations constitutionally to acquire legislative power as a replacement for the removal of the legislature from our political system.

“And we should also embrace the concept of aboriginal democracy, that is a government from the people, for the people and with the people. This is distinct from the current experience of political parties which is the government of the party, the party and for the party.

“My government will be that of National Reconciliation and Reconstruction. The interim government shall address aberrations and anomalies in the polity. I want to implore all Nigerians to join hands in the conversations that would enable a transition to an interim government at the end of President Buhari’s administration”.