The presidential candidate of the Allied Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN), Oby Ezekwesili has promised to effect change in governance if elected in 2019 saying the present leader is ‘totally unacceptable.’
She spoke while appearing on a CNN programme, Amanpour.
She said, ‘I hope to disrupt the politics of failure, the politics of bad governance and bad leadership that’s only produced dismay results such that today Nigeria is the world capital of extreme poverty.’
Ezekwesili, who was Nigeria’s former Minister of Education and Solid Minerals, insisted that the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) should be voted out in 2019.
She also believed that 87 million Nigerians could be leaving below poverty line because of poor leadership ”with no expectations of result and accountability.”
The former Minister also said she is capable of ending corruption which has become an endemic problem for the country .
She said: “I was the one who fixed public procurement system. I am not a stranger to the politicians they know me.
“I know how to deal with them by blocking all loopholes where our collective wealth are siphoned.
“I won’t be fazed by the strength of the political class. 2019 is a contest between those who have not delivered and the rest of us. Even the other candidates know I am better.”
On Chibok girls, Ezekwesili said 112 girls were still on captivity and vowed vowed to continue advocacy to ensure they, including Leah Sharibu are freed.
On Boko Haram, Ezekwesili recalled: “A research we had at the World Bank showed that those communities where this menace thrive need to be engaged.
“We will provide jobs so that people will be busy and get paid.
“Second, my government will completely overhaul the security system. We need fresh hands and people who will end this problem.”
Watch the interview here: