Sahara Reporters Publisher Declares For 2019 Presidency

Mr Omoyele Sowore, publisher of online newspaper, Sahara Reporters, has announced his intentions to run for the President of Nigeria in the 2019 general elections.

Sowore made the announcement in an interview with Premium Times on Friday.

In the interview the 45-year-old activist revealed why he is joining politics, how he will defeat President Muhammadu Buhari, and how he will run Nigeria if elected.

According to him, the time is right for the country move forward as the Buhari administration has failed the Nigerian people.

“It will be the largest mobilization of Nigeria’s ignored and dispossessed people. It will be the most direct engagement of a people in their own political future,” he said.

“I’ve always offered Nigerians a platform for amplifying their concerns and dreams for Nigeria. I am continuing that struggle. Yes – we will be part of a coalition of parties. These will all be progressive parties – committed to nothing other than the advancement of the Nigerian nation. It is Nigeria’s moment to see revolutionary politics in action!

“No single major victory has been notched in the anti-corruption fight. Boko Haram is still alive and kicking. And the president’s inaction and lack of leadership is causing the herdsmen-farmers conflicts to take on an even more dangerous dimension. The Nigerian state is in shambles.

“If there is anything we have learned in the last few years, it is the fact that the Nigerian electorate has become impatient with purposeless leadership. My candidacy is generating significant interest across Nigeria, especially amongst the youth. The youth demographic is the largest single voting block.”