Chris Okotie
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Reverend Chris Okotie (born 16 June 1958) has been pastor of The Household of God Church International Ministries, Lagos, Nigeria since February 1987. He has run for the country's presidency twice.
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[edit] Education and career
Okotie was born to Francis Idje and Cecilia Okotie, in Ethiope-West, Delta State (then Bendel State). He attended secondary school at Edo College, Benin City. In 1984, he graduated with a degree in law from the University of Nigeria at Nsukka. Okotie largely abandoned the law profession soon after graduation and went on to a highly successful pop music career.
At the height of his pop music success he began his religious ministries. Okotie attended the Grace Fellowship Bible School, and, soon after, established the Household of God Ministry.
Okotie is the mastermind of the annual Karis Awards (est. 1990), hosted by his church. The Karis Awards sets out to recognise and financially reward, in the presence of current government functionaries, Nigerian citizens who have selflessly served the nation.
An unassuming gentle-man who is multi-gifted and immensely talented. He has a background in Martial Art, Athletics and several other sports. He is a singer and song writer extra-ordinaire. He plays several musical instruments. He is a polyglot who has an extremely high command of the English language, basic working knowledge of Latin Greek , Hebrew and a good command of local dialects including Igbo, Urhobo dialect among others
[edit] Presidential runs
Okotie first ran for the President under the banner of the Justice Party (JP); he lost to Olusegun Obasanjo in the May 2003 elections. He ran again in 2007 as a member of the Fresh Democratic Party and lost to Umaru Yar'Adua in the May 2007 elections.
[edit] Publications
- The Last Outcast (2001)
[edit] External links
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