On a day that the Presidential candidate of the Allied Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN), Dr (Mrs) Oby Ezekwesili stepped down in order to form a viable coalition capable of wrestling power from both the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) or the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the Presidential candidate of the Alliance for New Nigeria Fela Durotoye has also offered to step down.
In a letter personally signed by the Presidential candidate Fela Durotoye to Nigerians, the ANN Presidential candidate said the move was to afford the youths of this country to present a formidable consensus for the 2019 presidential elections.
He said he is ready to enter any coalition talks with ither Omoyele Sowore or Prof Kingsley Moghalu.
The ANN Presidential candidate’s letter reads:
From: Fela DUROTOYE
Presidential Candidate
Alliance for New Nigeria (ANN)
Date: Thursday, 24th January 2019
I have always believed that leadership is about service and sacrifice and today, I would like to commend Dr. (Mrs) Oby Ezekwesili 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 and Prof. Kingsley Moghalu 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.
We must not let them down.
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Signed
Fela Durotoye
Presidential Candidate
Alliance for New Nigeria (ANN)