Former Education Minister, Obiageli Ezekwesili has floated a campaign to encourage Nigerians to look beyond the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the search for credible candidates for the 2019 general election.
Taking to her verified Twitter handle on Thursday morning, she said her decision was necessitated by the need “…disrupt and end the political and governance STAGNATION & RETROGRESSION that our cyclical Low Equilibrium Political Russian Roulette has cost our country and people. Enough is REALLY Enough.”
The former World Bank Vice President added, “My Political Agenda is SIMPLE. I shall ACTIVELY campaign against APC and PDP in the 2019 Elections EXCEPT in rare cases where they field NEW MINDS with STRONG RECORD of Public Interest. I shall ACTIVELY campaign FOR the BEST CANDIDATES of all OTHER PARTIES in the Elections.”
She tweeted:
I have a Political Agenda for 2019 Elections.
It is that neither APC nor its twin brother (yes, how does 6 differ from half a dozen?) PDP should win the 2019 State and Federal legislative and executive Elections.
I am totally committed to this Agenda.
— Oby Ezekwesili (@obyezeks) January 4, 2018
I am committed to this Political Agenda because WE must disrupt and END the Political and Governance STAGNATION & RETROGRESSION that our cyclical Low Equilibrium Political Russian Roulette has cost our country and people.
Enough is REALLY Enough.
— Oby Ezekwesili (@obyezeks) January 4, 2018
I tweeted at the end of 2017 that one will commit significant part of my 2018 to building the Political Consciousness of citizens to END the reign of the status quo Decadent Political Class. This for me is the #YearOfTheOfficeOfTheCitizen when all Citizens lift their RED CARD.
— Oby Ezekwesili (@obyezeks) January 4, 2018
My Political Agenda is SIMPLE.
I shall ACTIVELY campaign against APC and PDP in the 2019 Elections EXCEPT in rare cases where they field NEW MINDS with STRONG RECORD of Public Interest.
I shall ACTIVELY campaign FOR the BEST CANDIDATES of all OTHER PARTIES in the Elections.
— Oby Ezekwesili (@obyezeks) January 4, 2018
My individual effort to CAMPAIGN AGAINST APC and PDP in the 2019 Elections may not amount to much, but it is at least a DEFINITE EXPRESSION of my personal CONVICTION.
My CONVICTION is that it is TIME to END the tyranny of rulership of a WICKED minority Political elite class.
— Oby Ezekwesili (@obyezeks) January 4, 2018
Whether many other citizens feel the way one feels about our Political status quo does not matter. STANDING UP for what I believe is what one was raised to epitomize.
It is sickening to watch the repetition of SIMILAR PATTERN of BAD BEHAVIOR by our Political Class.
Enough!!
— Oby Ezekwesili (@obyezeks) January 4, 2018
Of all days that APC and its stalwarts could ASSAULT our sensibilities with announcement of launch of 2019 re-election bid for President .@MBuhari , they chose yesterday!
Same day that Citizens were TRAUMATIZED by the images of BUTCHERED BODIES of our fellow citizens?
Enough!!
— Oby Ezekwesili (@obyezeks) January 4, 2018
I hope that my Political Agenda for 2018 is CLEAR ENOUGH to the twin parties of APC & PDP and their allies.
It is the Agenda of an ordinary citizen of this country.
Mock it. Attack it. Disdain it. Do whatever.
YET IT SHALL PREVAIL.
Why?
The UNIVERSE IS TIRED OF YOU✍🏾
— Oby Ezekwesili (@obyezeks) January 4, 2018