–Okotie accused PDP of popularizing corruption
–The pastor applauded President Buhari for fighting corruption
–Fresh party denies accusing the APC of planning to rig Rivers state election
Pastor Chris Okotie, the founder and general overseer of the Household of God church has labeled the Peoples Democratic Party as a corrupt party and applauded President Muhammadu Buhari for making the fight against corruption a priority.
The Punch reports that the pastor who is the founder of Fresh Democratic Party (FDM) and has ran for presidency three times said Nigerians needed to support the anti-corruption campaign championed by President Buhari.
He noted that Buhari, being a former general has been able to instill discipline into the army. He said this has helped to improve the fight against insurgency.
Okotie said the 16 year rule of the PDP popularized corruption in the country but that Buhari being a transparent person would put an end to it.
“More than at any time in our history, we need discipline in the armed forces. And, thank God we have an ex-general, who is an epitome of discipline and transparency, in power. I urge Nigerians to support his anti-corruption campaign which aims to rid this country of PDP’s legacy of a government of the corrupt, by the corrupt, and for the corrupt.”
FDM has denied accusing the All Progressives Congress (APC) of planning to rig the forthcoming Rivers state gubernatorial election
Ladi Ayodeji who is the party’s director of media and communications strategy said the party had no hand in the allegation labeled against the APC and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
“The attention of our great party, FRESH, has been drawn to an advertorial by the Inter-Party Advisory Council of Nigeria published in a national daily on Wednesday, January 20, 2016.
“In the said publication, IPAC listed FRESH as one of its (Rivers State chapter) members accusing the APC and the Independent National Electoral Commission of conspiracy to rig the forthcoming rerun in Rivers State in favour of the APC candidate.
“In the advertorial, one Chief Collins J. Ndegwe purportedly represented FRESH at an IPAC meeting in Rivers State, where our party joined other parties to condemn the alleged plot by INEC/APC to rig the APC into power in the state.
“Obviously, the IPAC, Rivers chapter, is in sympathy with the PDP governorship candidate and incumbent Governor Nyesome Wike. FRESH has no problem with that. However, it is criminal for anyone or group to drag our party into this unholy alliance.
“We would like to make it abundantly clear that Chief Ndegwe is not our member, and has never been authorised to represent FRESH in IPAC, or at any other forum for that matter.”
Meanwhile, Okotie was criticised by the National Christian Elders Forum for his comment that former president, Goodluck Jonathan was deceived by a fake prophecy from the president of the Christian Association of Nigeria Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor.
