Former Cross River State governor, Mr. Donald Duke, has formally declared his interest to run in the upcoming 2019 Nigerian presidential election.
Mr. Duke made his intentions known while speaking on the topic ‘Nigeria In Clear and Present Danger’, at the annual Law dinner of the University of Nigeria, Anambra State on Friday, June 8.
Hear him: “I am putting myself forward for the president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
“I’m not going to sit back any longer and postulate. And I want each one of those young people there to be part of it. That’s why I urge them to go and get their voter’s card and be part of this society.
“Don’t be onlookers any longer, this is not a football match where you sit in the audience and cheer and grumble. Get unto the field and take part.
“I’m not going to sit back, I’m going to take part,” he asserted.
Mr. Duke who still remains a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), was one of those who welcomed the Coalition For Nigeria Movement formed by former President Olusegun Obasanjo as the third force in February.
He was also one of those who witnessed the formal registration of the former president (Obasanjo) as a member of the group, which he had called for to save Nigeria from the myriad of challenges it is facing.