Ezekwesili’s Party Disowns Her, Endorses Buhari

Following Oby Ezekwesili’s withdrawal from the 2019 presidential race, her party, the Allied Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN) has said it will no longer support her.

The party, rather, declared its support for President Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

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“The Allied Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN) is withdrawing support for her presidential aspiration and endorsing the second term bid of President Muhammadu Buhari to take Nigeria to the next level,” the party said in a statement signed by Gani Galadima, its national chairman and running mate of Mrs Ezekwesili; Paul Isamade; National Secretary; and other officials.

The ACPN said Ezekwesili did not consult the party before the action was taken.

“This she does not seeing fit to inform the party whose mandate she is holding,” the party stated.

The party also accused her of using it as a platform to negotiate to be Nigeria’s finance minister.

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“I have been put into confidence by one of her aide named lyinoluwa Aboyeji that she only wanted to use the platform of the Allied Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN) to negotiate to be Nigeria’s finance minister,” it said.

Recall that Ezekwesili, on Thursday, announced her withdrawal from the presidential election.

According to her, her decision is to help build a coalition to defeat the APC and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

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