{"id":63989,"date":"2018-10-07T19:57:28","date_gmt":"2018-10-07T18:57:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=63989"},"modified":"2018-10-07T20:29:33","modified_gmt":"2018-10-07T19:29:33","slug":"ezekwesili-wins-acpn-presidential-ticket-says-i-bring-nigerians-hope","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/ezekwesili-wins-acpn-presidential-ticket-says-i-bring-nigerians-hope\/","title":{"rendered":"Ezekwesili Wins ACPN Presidential Ticket, Says, &#8220;I bring Nigerians Hope&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m7959744533864332141\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\">Former Minister of Education, Dr. Obi Ezekwesili, on Sunday\u00a0 emerged the<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal  \">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">presidential candidate of the Allied Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN)<br \/>\nahead the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)\u2019s deadline for<br \/>\nthe submission of names of candidates contesting the 2019 general<br \/>\nelection.<\/p>\n<p>Ezekweseli who was the sole candidate was unveiled at the National<br \/>\nConvention of the party which also returned incumbent National Chairman,<br \/>\nAlhaji Ganiyu Galadima and other national officers for another four years.<\/p>\n<p>In her acceptance speech, Ezekweseli who is a former Vice President of the<br \/>\nWorld Bank said the country has continued to develop backwards, adding<br \/>\nthat instead of making progress under the current administration of<br \/>\nPresident Muhammadu Buhari, \u201cunsustainable failure\u201d has become the lot of<br \/>\nNigeria.<\/p>\n<p>She said 2019 will be a defining moment which provides opportunity to<br \/>\nunite and galvanise the potentials of the country to build a great nation.<\/p>\n<p>The former Minister who is also the co-founder of the Bring Back our Girls<br \/>\nmovement\u00a0 christened her campaign mantra as \u201cProject Rescue Nigeria\u201d<br \/>\nnoting\u00a0 that it is a great tragedy that Nigeria instead of making progress<br \/>\nis rather derailing and moving towards total economic collapse.<\/p>\n<p>She promised to offer equal opportunities to all Nigerians irrespective of<br \/>\ntribe or gender, saying \u201denough is now enough, we have decided that<br \/>\nNigeria will no longer accept a leadership of mediocre which has kept it<br \/>\ndown and allowed wanton and senseless waste of innocent lives.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI bring you a message of hope for you, that I and millions of supporters<br \/>\nwill march in solidarity to ensure that Nigeria gets a new focused<br \/>\nleadership in 2019,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>ACPN National Chairman,\u00a0 Galadima, said his party is out to give hope to<br \/>\nall Nigerians, adding that Mrs Ezekwesili \u201cis the best among the current<br \/>\npresidential candidates.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe appreciate Mrs. Ezekwesili for pitching her tent with the party and we<br \/>\nhave resolved to work with her.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have also resolved with you towards emancipation of Nigerians from the<br \/>\nhands of bourgeoisie and hawks masquerading as Messiahs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Apart from serving in different positions during the Olusegun Obasanjo<br \/>\nadministration, Mrs Ezekwesili, is best known for leading the movement<br \/>\nthat has been demanding freedom for all girls kidnapped by the Boko Haram<br \/>\nterror group.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-footer spacer collapsible\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"conversation-footer\" class=\"spacer\"><\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Minister of Education, Dr. Obi Ezekwesili, on Sunday\u00a0 emerged the presidential candidate of the Allied Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN) ahead the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)\u2019s deadline for&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":29265,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-63989","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-exclusive"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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