{"id":2308,"date":"2019-01-12T19:00:42","date_gmt":"2019-01-12T19:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/?p=2308"},"modified":"2019-01-12T19:00:42","modified_gmt":"2019-01-12T19:00:42","slug":"nigeria-i-will-liberate-nigeria-from-poverty-economic-stagnation-says-ezekwesili","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/nigeria-i-will-liberate-nigeria-from-poverty-economic-stagnation-says-ezekwesili","title":{"rendered":"Nigeria: I Will Liberate Nigeria From Poverty, Economic Stagnation, Says Ezekwesili"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"38\">Abuja \u2014 The presidential candidate of the Allied Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN), Dr. Oby Ezekwesili, has said that one of the reasons why she wants to be president is to liberate Nigerians from poverty and economic stagnation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"30\">Ezekwesili made this promise while addressing market traders during her campaign at the popular Mararaba Market, in Karu Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, near Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory.<\/p>\n<div class=\"google-auto-placed ap_container\">\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"32\">She said she was out to liberate Nigeria and its people through her ambition, from official corruption, poverty, economic stagnation among many other vices, she noted, had pervaded the country for long.<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"33\">She called on the people to only vote for the candidates of APCM in the forthcoming general elections, saying it was the only party which manifesto had the interest of Nigerians at heart.<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"44\">She explained that she chose the street campaign method in her presidential bid so as to afford her opportunity of directly meeting with the electorate with a view to knowing their problems preparatory to solving them when she assumes the office of the president.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div id=\"responsive-aans-view-a-container\" class=\"outer-ad-container responsive-aans-view-a-container\">\n<div class=\"ad-container google-ad google-responsive-ad responsive-ad responsive-aans-view-ad responsive-aans-view-a\">\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"24\">The presidential candidate used the occasion to interact directly with some traders, who assured her that they will vote for her at the poll.<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"51\">&#8220;I come here not only to formally inform you that I am running for the office of president but to also campaign and seek for your votes. 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