By: Ikenna Oluka
Following Dr. Obiageli Ezekwesili’s moves Thursday morning, stepping down from the Presidential race to give room for a consensus candidate to tackle APC and PDP in the February elections, another candidate has indicated interest to step down if occasion demands.
Fela Durotoye , the Presidential Candidate of Alliance for New Nigeria (ANN) in a blog post wrote:
“I have always believed that
leadership is about service and sacrifice and today, I would like to commend
Dr. (Mrs) Oby Ezekwesili @obyezeks for leading the charge to forming a viable
coalition to presenting a Consensus Candidate for the 2019 Presidential
elections.
“To ensure that an alliance is formed and we
present a united front, I AM READY to come into any coalition talks with my
brothers Omoyele Sowore @yelesho and Prof. Kingsley Moghalu @moghalukingsley
and to submit myself to any transparent process that will help us arrive at a
selection of a Consensus Candidate from amongst us.
“To be clear, if the process produces any other
candidate apart from myself, I AM READY to support whoever the Consensus
Candidate is and to do all I can to support the coalition to win the 2019
Presidential elections for our generation.
“Once again, I implore the frontline candidates in
our generation.
“Let us come together and seize this historic
window of opportunity for our generation to select one of us to go ahead of us
… so that ALL OF US can come together and speak with one voice at the 2019
General Elections.
“Together, we can do the perceived impossible.
“Our generation is depending on us”.