Ahead of the 2019 general elections, executive
members of the Justice Must Prevail Party (JMPP) on Thursday swore to an oath to
remain upright in all their dealings or die. This is in order to deliver the
country from its current situation, it said.
The party which is said to have been formed based on the vision
from God, pledged to wrest power both at the national and state levels through
the activities of upright members.
To hold its members accountable, the party led by its
Chairman of the Board of Trustees (BoT) and former Governor of Anambra State,
Chief Chukwuemeka Ezeife, and the party chairman, led other party leaders to
take a “righteous deadly” oath.
The oath which employ three ordinances of the Earth, the Sun
and the Blood, stipulates that any member who takes it and goes against its
tenets will die.
The oath, according to the party, requires party members to
remain upright, as any act of corruption after taking the oath will spell death
for such party member.
Party members 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.
Some other members of the party who took the oath were the National
Chairman of the party Olusegun Iyagbemi, and former presidential aspirant,
Sarah Jubrin.
While delivering speech at the maiden press conference of the
party, the Chairman, Iyagbemi said many other parties have signed social
contracts with Nigeria but failed.
“JMPP is not a Party of promises. JMPP’s social contract
with Nigeria and Nigerians is based on covenant.
“Political promises produce politicians who have no
respect for true God but engage in all manner of evils.
“Political covenants produce leaders, who by ‘Righteous
Deadly Oaths’, connect themselves to the true God, and therefore hold
themselves out as eternal collaterals for the betterment of Nigeria and
Nigerians.
“This is so because promises can fail but covenant cannot be
broken. Without controversy, covenant is superior to promise!
“By the Covenant of 12 Pillars of Oath of Justice
that holds the peace and destiny of Nigeria, we involve the true God in our
government and give room for priests and imams to be part of the divine
direction in government,” he said.
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.
“I 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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