Oby Ezekwesili Resigns from ACPN, Begs For ‘Forgiveness’ For Withdrawing From Presidential Race
Oby Ezekwesili, the former presidential candidate of the Allied Congress Party of Nigeria, ACPN, has officially resigned from the party.
This was disclosed in a press conference organized by Ezekwesili in Abuja.
The former presidential candidate returned ACPN’s membership card and all other party items as she officially resigned.
She revealed that she made this move because the party was more fixated on Money than Votes.
The former education minister also pleaded for the forgiveness of those her decision to step doen may have hurt.
Her words:
“It has been an interesting one week since I made the tough but necessary decision to suspend my campaign for the presidency. I have been truly overwhelmed by the reactions to my announcement from Nigerians. Even in airports outside the country as I travelled last week, Nigerians walked up to me with questions, concerns, encouragement, and motivation.
“I also saw disappointment by some who had poured their hearts and hopes into actualising our mission to #Fight4Naija, bring back hope to our land and lift 80 million fellow citizens out of extreme poverty.
“I ask for the forgiveness and understanding of all who are hurt by my withdrawal from the race even as I take comfort in the fact that they would agree with my choosing to stand with my values rather than compromise.
“Thank you to the young people who accepted and owned our campaign, to the women – my sisters and comrades – who worked and walked with me, to every believer and supporter from different tribes, states, religions and walks of life.”
Her official resignation comes about a week after she announced that she was stepping down to focus on building a coalition that will break the monopoly of the All Progressives Congress and the People’s Democratic Party in the February 16, 2019 election.
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