Kingsley Moghalu. |
The
Southern & Middlebelt Youth Leaders Forum, a platform which champions the
socio-political interests and agenda of the youth in the regions, today,
endorsed the presidential candidate of the Young Progressives Party (YPP),
Professor Kingsley Moghalu.
In
the 11-point communique it issued at the end of its 16th executive council
meeting in Lagos, on Wednesday, February 13, 2019, the group said it endorsed
Moghalu as its sole presidential candidate, based on his well-articulated plan
for constitutional restructuring of the country and his superlative performance
during the January 19th presidential debate organised by Nigerian Elections
Debate Group (NEDG) and the Broadcasting Organisations of Nigeria (BON).
The
group resolved not to vote for any candidate who boycotted the presidential
debate, noting that their decision not to participate was “a slight on the very
people whose mandate they seek.” “Such candidates cannot therefore be expected
to listen and attend to the yearnings of the longsuffering Nigerian masses,”
the group concluded.
It
would be recalled that both President Muhammadu Buhari who is seeking
re-election as the candidate of the APC and former Vice President Atiku
Abubakar – presidential candidate of the PDP – failed to attend the presidential
debate.
The
youth group urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to
conduct the upcoming elections in a free, fair and credible manner. The group
also appealed to the youth to be peaceful and do nothing that would disrupt the
elections.
The
communique was signed by Comrade Eric Oluwole (South West), Mazi Ikechukwu
Bismark Oji (South East) Comrade Samuel Brown (South South), and Comrade
Emmanuel Zopmal (Middle Belt).
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