Ahead of the 2019 presidential election, a coalition of political parties under the umbrella of Presidential Aspirants Coming Together (PACT) has unanimously elected Mr. Fela Durotoye as their candidate.

WuzupNaija had reported that Fela Durotoye, Kingsley Moghalu and Yele Sowore formed the PACT coalition on July 31st 2018.

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The 47-year-old presidential aspirant announced his nomination in a statement on his Instagram page.

Durotoye will be running under the umbrella of Alliance for New Nigeria.

The election was monitored and observed by the former Minister of Education, Mrs Oby Ezekwezili, in Abuja on Thursday who described the process as transparent and credible.

As the general elections are fast approaching, various presidential aspirants under registered political parties are intensifying their efforts to wrestle power from the ruling All Progressives Congress.

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Meanwhile,  on Thursday, Senator Bukola Saraki formally declared his intention to run for presidency in the 2019 general elections.

The statement reads;

“It is with profound gratitude and great humility that I accept your nomination as the Consensus Candidate of the Presidential Aspirants Coming Together (PACT)

I would like to honor all the members of PACT, 18 leaders, all uniquely qualified and able to represent 190 million Nigerians at the highest office in our nation; who displayed great humility; understanding that none of us can win as individuals, but by coming together as a team, we bring our unique abilities and diverse strengths to the table; but most importantly, being honorable to put the country first and themselves last.

You are true nation builders and our nation owes you a great debt of gratitude.

Today, I would like to extend a hand to those who have left our coalition and welcome those of similar ideologies who are yet to join us, we are stronger together.

I take this nomination as a Consensus Candidate with a great sense of responsibility; knowing that I and our generation have been entrusted with a mandate to show Nigerians the kind of leadership they truly desire and deserve and to inspire the hope of a better future; a New Nigeria.

The 2019 elections will be a referendum between our past and our future; between the same old change and a New hope, the old and the young, politics and good governance, joblessness and jobs, politicians and nation builders and between experience and expertise

We don’t expect it to be easy.

We will be held to higher standards than the establishment, our methods and conduct scrutinised more closely to determine if we are the same old wine, repackaged in new wineskins.

We assure you that we are nothing like what our nation has experienced over the last 58 years, but we will earn your trust, and eventually, your votes.

I am not arrogant to claim that I have all the answers, but I am humble enough to say that I will listen to all your questions

And with such a great team beside me, the hopes and dreams of Nigerians before me & by the Grace of God above me, we will deliver a New Nigeria, starting on May 29th, 2019.

We stand #YOUNITED

Thank you

God bless you and may God bless The Federal Republic of Nigeria.

Fela Durotoye