{"id":3198,"date":"2019-01-24T18:10:46","date_gmt":"2019-01-24T18:10:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/?p=3198"},"modified":"2019-01-24T18:10:46","modified_gmt":"2019-01-24T18:10:46","slug":"oby-ezekwesili-fela-durotoye-states-position-following-candidates-withdrawal-from-presidential-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/oby-ezekwesili-fela-durotoye-states-position-following-candidates-withdrawal-from-presidential-race","title":{"rendered":"Oby Ezekwesili: Fela Durotoye states position following candidate\u2019s withdrawal from presidential race"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Fela Durotoye, presidential candidate of the Alliance for New Nigeria (ANN) has reacted to the withdrawal of Oby Ezekwesili from the 2019 presidential race.<\/p>\n<p>Durotoye, a renowned motivational speaker, had on Sunday, featured in the televised debate held at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja, alongside Ezekwesili (Allied Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN), and Kingsley Moghalu of the Young Progressives Party (YPP).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2310\" src=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/01\/Dr-Oby-Ezekwesili-284x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"284\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/upload\/sites\/3\/2019\/01\/Dr-Oby-Ezekwesili-284x300.jpg 284w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/upload\/sites\/3\/2019\/01\/Dr-Oby-Ezekwesili.jpg 605w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 284px) 100vw, 284px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In a statement on Thursday, Durotoye said: \u201cI 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.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-3\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1524595905268-5\" data-google-query-id=\"CLDk1aXphuACFcyxewodnkwE9g\">\n<p>\u201cTo 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.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo 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.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOnce again, I implore the frontline candidates in our generation.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-4\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1524595905268-6\" data-google-query-id=\"CLHk1aXphuACFcyxewodnkwE9g\">\n<p>\u201cLet us come together and seize this historic window of opportunity for our generation to select one of us to go ahead of us \u2026 so that all of us can come together and speak with one voice at the 2019 General Elections.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTogether, we can do the perceived impossible. Our generation is depending on us. We must not let them down.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-20\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fela Durotoye, presidential candidate of the Alliance for New Nigeria (ANN) has reacted to the withdrawal of Oby Ezekwesili from the 2019 presidential race. 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