2019: Durotoye commends Ezekwesili, seeks coalition with Sowore, Moghalu

Presidential candidate of the Alliance for New Nigeria (ANN), Fela Durotoye, has commended Dr. (Mrs) Oby Ezekwesili over her decision to quit the presidential election race.

Ezekwesili made her decision public on Thursday morning and said she was going to form alliance with other parties to ensure the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are defeated in the coming February 16, presidential election.

Responding to the development, Durotoye said in a statement on his Facebook page, “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.

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“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.”

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