Former presidential candidate and restructuring campaigner, Rev. Chris Okotie, has spoken about his vision of a new Nigeria.
The vision was expressed in a statement issued on the occasion of his 64th birthday and relayed on Sunday by his media adviser, Ladi Ayodeji.
His words: “At sixty-four (64), I envision Nigeria standing on the brink of the River Jordan anticipating an Aquarian miracle to facilitate our entry into the promise land. The God of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and Nigeria will make a way where there seems to be no way. He has heard our cry. He is faithful. Delay is no denial.”
Ayodeji said the Reverend spoke about his vision in addition to expressing concern on a number of burning national issues on the special occasion.
The statement issued by the Reverend to mark his birthday reads in full:
“It is hubristic naivety to envisage the emergence of a new Nigeria from a moribund political cocoon corrupted by duplicity, political criminality and the travesty of the electoral-social etiquette.
“The current presidential system of governance has again manifested itself as a hydra-headed monstrousity.
“No matter the outcome of the adjudications of the cases brought before the Nigeria assizes, by opposing political parties, nothing tangible will be achieved under this debilitating system.
“We must be willing and courageous enough to abandon this circadian rhythm of political disaster and leadership deficit.
“I am fully persuaded that aboriginal democracy is the only way forward. Let us make hay while the sun is still shining. To do otherwise is tantamount to mindless illogicality and clueless ineptitude.
“At sixty-four (64), I envision Nigeria standing on the brink of the River Jordan anticipating an Aquarian miracle to facilitate our entry into the promise land. The God of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and Nigeria will make a way where there seems to be no way. He has heard our cry. He is faithful. Delay is no denial.”
Rev Okotie assured Nigerians that he would continue to pursue his dream of getting the country restructured to pave the way for aboriginal democracy.
