Rev. Chris Okotie has reacted to a widely published statement credited to elder statesman, Alhaji Tanko Yakasai, in which he criticised the call for an interim government.
Okotie recently canvassed for an interim government as against handing over to a new government in 2023.
Following his call, Yakasai challenged Okotie to put forward his proposition for such a major restructuring of the polity while also opposing such directional shift in governance.
However, Okotie, reacting through his media adviser, Ladi Ayodeji, reiterated his earlier position that the interim government campaign was open to debate and that he welcome the contributions of prominent citizens like Yakasai and, indeed, all stakeholders to the project.
Okotie recalled that he was asked in several media interviews to give details of the interim government proposition and how it could be actualized.
The reverend said from the inception of his announcement of the interim government proposition, he gave details of the workings in form of bullet points outlined in his widely circulated press release.
Moreover, Okotie said he had promised to send his proposal to President Muhammadu Buhari and the National Assembly, once Nigerians had been fully sensitized.
Okotie said he had already made the fact clear in several media interviews and would make greater emphasis on the modalities of the interim government in subsequent public statements.
