Oby Ezekwesili’s withdrawal from 2019 presidential
race barely five days after proving her worth to Nigerians during the presidential
debate has continued to stir dust in Nigeria through the social media.
Ezekwesili in her statement said
she stepped aside from the presidential race to help build a coalition to
defeat the All Progressives Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party in the
February 16, 2019 election, and after extensive discussions with Nigerians at
home and in the Diaspora.
African politics is characterized
by fairy tales and we have become used to political dramas that we now accept
things the way we see or hear about them, even when they are nothing but fallacies. It has become difficult for so many people to decipher the truth; on the other hand, so many people twist the truth they know, just to suit their selfish desires.
People withdraw from politics for so many reasons; probably because they want to acquire knowledge and skills for a set time to run, or they were threatened
to withdraw from the race by the principalities and powers that be (we are not referring
to the unseen forces or evil spirits but the forces and power hijackers that we
see and talk to), or they want to give their votes to their most preferred co
contestant, or they were paid off.
It is not advisable for us to
spread rumours when a political aspirant withdraws from political race if we are not
sure of their reasons, or if we think their reasons are not good enough, because
we might be wrong. Oby Ezekwesili have
stated her reasons, let us accept it and watch as the drama unfolds.
Written by Olive Chinyere
Amajuoyi
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