2019 Presidential Election And The Battle Ahead

0
368

Politicians should ensure that the mould of politics which leaves individuals and the country polarised is broken

After two days of horse-trading, intrigues and voting in the Garden City of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, former Vice -President Atiku Abubakar emerged as the presidential candidate of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). A day earlier, the ruling All Progressives Party (APC) had overwhelming nominated, through affirmation, President Muhammadu Buhari to run for four more years. The stage is thus set for a clearly fierce and competitive election in February next year.

Meanwhile, there are others who have also been cleared and nominated by some of the 91 political parties to challenge Buhari for the plum job. Among them is Mrs Oby Ezekwesili, an activist, former vice-president for Africa at the World Bank, and a two-time…



Read More…..Thisday Newspapers