The presidential candidate of the Allied Congress Party of Nigeria
(ACPN), Dr. Obiageli Ezekwesili, is needed to rescue Nigeria from her
current leadership challenges.
A revered traditional ruler, the Sakaruyi-Karu Abuja, His Royal
Highness, Emmanuel Kyauta Yepwi, said this on Thursday, some days after
Ezekwesili visited him as well as Nyanya and Gudu markets in Abuja.
The monarch expressed confidence that the country would do well under a
woman than those who had governed in the past.
Yepwi said, “I used to watch you when you were active in service and I
admired the way you used to do things. Women are leaders right from
homes, right from their houses, and no man does anything without a
woman. In every successful man,a woman must be by his side.
“So, if Nigeria wants to be successful, I think a woman should also be
considered. I wouldn’t say that it’s by accident to have selected Karu
as the place to flag off your campaign. I want you to know that the real
meaning of Karu is increase. No one comes to Karu and does not increase
and having come to Karu, just wait and see what God will do for you.
“In fact, it is my opinion that we should allow a woman to rule the
country once and let’s see how she would govern us. So, coming to save
Nigeria now is at the right time. Nigeria needs someone like you now.
“Moreover, you have been in the affairs of the country, you know our
problems and you know how to solve them.”
On her part, Ezekwesili assured her supporters that she would not
disappoint Nigerians if given the mandate to lead the country.
She also promised that her administration would make people’s friendly
policies, and urged Nigerians to join her in the mission to rescue
Nigeria.
She said, “We are not running to become president, but we are running in
order to rescue our county from the past and the present
administrations.
“Unlike the normal campaigns that other political parties do, we are
carrying on a campaign where people are actually going to be sitting
with us and we will first hear from them the kind of government that
they will want to see and the kind of government that would solve their
problems before we then show them what we have in solving their
problems.”
She added, “We want to see a different country; we want to set a new
direction for our country. Nigeria has no business being a country that
fails in every aspect of life. Our citizens deserve the best.
“The major emphasis of our campaign is that we want to lift over 80
million Nigerians out of poverty and if you want to do something like
that, you should come direct to the people that know what the issues are
and that is why we are here.”