Party leaders take oath barefooted, swear to remain upright or die
- The Justice Must Prevail Party is in a real battle to take over the nation’s leadership in the 2019 general elections
- The party leaders took a “deadly” oath barefooted, swearing to remain upright in all their dealings or die
- The oath employs three ordinances of the Earth, the Sun and the Blood
Ahead of the 2019 general elections, national leaders of the Justice Must Prevail Party (JMPP) have said they are in a real battle to dislodge President Muhammadu Buhari and take over the nation’s leadership.
Daily Trust reports that the leaders of the party took oath of office barefooted at the party’s national secretariat in Abuja on Thursday, June 14.
After addressing newsmen on the activities of the party, the national chairman of the party, Dr. Olusegun Ijagbemi, led other party leaders outside the hall where he first removed his shoes and took the oath.
The party’s Board of Trustees (BoT) chairman and former governor of Anambra State, Dr. Chukwuemeka Ezeife; the Mother of Nations, Dr. Sarah Jibril and Alhaji Ibrahim Mohammed were also among those who took the “deadly” oath barefooted.
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All the members said the earth should turn whatever kind of food they took into their bodies to poison to kill them if they undermined the oath. They all swore to an oath to remain upright in all their dealings or die.
Vanguard reports that the oath which employs three ordinances of the Earth, the Sun and the Blood, stipulates that any member who takes it and goes against its tenets will die. According to the party, the oath requires members to remain upright, as any act of corruption after taking the oath will spell death for such a person.
Those who want to take the oath are required to stand bare foot on the sand, holding on to the Holy Book or looking at the sun and then take the oath which will be sealed by a cleric.
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The pillars of the oath include:
- I shall not steal any party or government funds or resources from one Naira upwards.
- I shall not collect any gift that will influence my decisions while serving in office as JMPP official.
- I shall not give or receive bribe or engage in any sexual harassment, homosexuality or lesbianism.
- I shall not award any contracts to myself or personal company directly or indirectly.
- I shall not attack any church or mosque, Christian or Muslim, either directly or indirectly by inciting words or instruments.
- I shall not engage in any diabolic acts.
- I shall stand for justice for all the tribes and ethnic nationalities in Nigeria, and also stand for zonal rotation of the Offices of the president and that of the governor on the basis of one tenure of six years.
- 1 shall serve for one tenure in my present Office.
- I shall not take jMPP or any member of the party to court before, during and after elections as a result of party electoral matters.
- I shall not engage in any form of sabotage against the party and the government.
- I shall not engage or be involved in any form of kidnapping activity in Nigeria.
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In an earlier report by Legit.ng, Festus Keyamo, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), expressed optimism that President Buhari would be re-elected in 2019.
Keyamo, who is the spokesman of the re-election campaign of President Buhari, said the president will instill a different political culture in the country before he retires.
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Source: Legit.ng
