Prof. Kingsley Moghalu, the
Presidential Candidate of the Young Progressives Party (YPP) on Friday said
that he was contesting for the office of the President as a Nigerian and not as
an Igbo man.
Moghalu, who was a former deputy
governor of the CBN, said that Nigeria’s problem was not about tribes, but
socio-economic problems that touched every part of the country.
The candidate, in a statement he
made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos, said that any
creative limiting his presidential ambition to any tribe was the handwork of
mischief makers.
“Almost a year since I started to
engage Nigerians on my candidacy and vision for the country; I have held town
hall meetings in nearly all the states in the country, with more still to be
done.
“Anyone who has listened or paid
attention to our interactive session with various groups will realise what our
single message has always been that Nigeria’s problems are not about tribes.
“We all, as Nigerians, have the
power to choose something new, something different that will redirect the
country into an upward trend.
“Our politics has always been
plagued by the scourges of tribalism, nepotism, and corruption, a colonial tool
that the political class has exploited in order to divide and control us,”
Moghalu said.
According to him, Nigerians
cannot afford to keep thinking about whether a candidate is Hausa, Igbo,
Yoruba, Efik, Ijaw or Ibibio.
He said that Nigeria needed
competent and trustworthy leaders which had been the focus of his talks about
his aspiration.
“It is time to put aside these
differences and aim for something that unites us all, to deliver a country that
works for every citizen,” he added.
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