A former Vice President of the World Bank for Africa, Obiageli Ezekwesili, has formally declared her intention to run for the office of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Ezekwesili made the declaration in a statement titled, ‘Why I am running for the Office of President’ and exclusively obtained by Punch.
She promised to announce her political party of choice on Sunday (today), vowing to build an army of patriots willing to pull down the stronghold, “that is, the two failed dominant political parties in Nigeria – the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).”
According to her, it is way past time for Nigerians to unify and mobilize nationwide to rescue Nigeria from mediocrity and enthrone excellence as the guiding standard.
The former minister of education stated that she had no choice at this stage but to subordinate her feelings against politics to her stronger passion for ending the old order political ways, “which have entrenched bad leadership and governance failure in the country.”
Ezekwesili, until recently, led the #BringBackOurGirls pressure group as co-convener.
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