God Says I Should Contest Again In 2015 – Rev. Chris Okotie

Senior Pastor of the Household of God Church, Ikeja, Lagos, Rev. Chris Okotie, has declared his intention to contest the 2015 presidential election.

The pop star turned cleric told PUNCH that he’s ready to take another shot at the nation’s top job, after two failed attempts.

Okotie disclosed that he would contest for Presidency under the Fresh Democratic Party, a platform he founded but was de-registered by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, last year.

However, a court verdict in June, 2013 invalidated the action, ordering the electoral umpire to maintain status quo.

“I will run in 2015, God willing,” the cleric confirmed. “God spoke to me about my participation in the political process, which was why I took the step in the first place. He has not said anything contrary.”


“I don’t want to talk about our strategy for now, we have learnt from our past experience, we don’t want to talk about it for now,” the man of God had replied when asked of his strategy for the election.

DailyPost recalls that Okotie first contested for President in 2003 under the Justice Party. He lost to former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, candidate of the People's Democratic Party, PDP.

Again in 2007, he threw his hat in the ring, after emerging flagbearer of the Fresh Democratic Party. He was defeated by the late President, Umaru Yar’Adua, also of the PDP.