It's now confirmed that two top
Nollywood producers, Ugezu J. Ugezu and Victor Okhai have thrown
their hats into the ring, ahead of 2019 presidential election.
The duo have declared their intentions
to vie for the highest office in Nigeria. But what is worrisome now
is that they will be doing so, under the same political platform.
While Ugezu has revealed that he will be running on the platform of
Youth Democratic Party,YDP, Okhai equally confirmed in an interview
that he will be vying for the position under the same party.
In a recent chat with HVP, Ugezu
who's also a singer said his intention to vie for the position is
borne out of his belief that the system has failed the country, thus
requires a new approach to getting the job done.
According to him, “The time has come
to start the engine of the country. It requires a comprehensive
overhaul of structures and the lethargically wrong way of doing
things that we have continued to uphold and even subsidize.
Progressives that believe in total structural overhaul and new
beginning for the nation can still come together and salvage this
country from recycling politicians that will naturally continue to
repeat the same old ways of running the country and expect to get new
results. Know your power as a voter and see nothing as impossible.”
The Asaba-based actor cum producer,
said “Truth is that we have wallowed enough in ethnic divides and
promotion of sectionalism.”
Ugezu, however, urged Nigerians to
register and obtain their Permanent Voters Card, PVC, which he
described as their weapon to fight bad government. “Get your voters
card today and be ready for the PVC powered revolution that we must
experience in 2019. Ugezu J. Ugezu for President 2019. This country
has not gone beyond redemption,” the popular declares.
For Victor Okhai, a notable public
affairs analyst, film maker and instructor, he decided to contest for
the post of President because there is need to save the country from
the brink of collapse. “ I am running for the post of President
because the country right now is in need of help, there are people
dying all over the place, the economy is going down. Cattle life is
obviously more valuable than human life right now and the way it is
if we allow things it might get worse.
Okhai listed tackling problem of
power, youth employment and corruption as three key areas he will
first focus his energy if voted into office.
Speaking further, Okhai said “there
is too much bitterness in the nation right now and too many
agitations”, stressing that in his first 100 days, his
administration will try to earn the trust of the people by “bringing
together all worrying parties.”
Okhai who said his mantra is “enough
is enough” said it’s time to move Nigeria forward. He stressed
that Nigerians have tried two big options which he referred to as
“option A1, and A2”, in reference to PDP and APC and it was time
to try “option A3”, which is the Young Democratic Party, a
platform he will be running under for the post of the President.
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