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| Chris Okotie |
Presidential candidate of Fresh Democratic Party
(FDP) in the 2011 general elections, Rev. Chris Okotie, has accused the federal
government of ploting against his participation in the country's political
process by stalling the suit challenging the de-registration of the party by
the Independent National Electoral Commission last December.
The clergy, who spoke at the resumed hearing of
his suit in Abuja, accused the Attorney General of the Federation and INEC of
employing delay tactics to shut his party from participation in current local
council election in parts of the country.
Okorie, who spoke through his counsel, Fred
Agbaje, berated the office of the AGF and INEC of deliberately frustrating the
case in court.
Counsels from the AGF office had sought
adjournment pleading that they needed time to prepare for the case.
Okotie is challenging the de-registering his party
describing it as a violation of the 1999 constitution.
He is seeking a declaration that the party has
satisfied all the conditions and requirement of a political party as stipulated
under the Electoral Act 2010 and therefore is an extant political party in
Nigeria.
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