Nigerian opposition politician to run for president in 2019
Abuja — On Thursday, a leading Nigerian opposition politician said he intended to run for president in 2019, becoming the first candidate to stake his claim for the country’s top job. At an Abuja hotel, Peter Ayodele Fayose, the governor of the south-western state of Ekiti, formally launched his bid to be the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate. He has been one of the most outspoken critics of President Muhammadu Buhari and his ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) party. "This is to inform you formally that I will seek to contend the 2019 presidential election," he said in a speech. "I am confident that with your support as my party leaders and supporters I will defeat the incumbent president ... in a free and fair election." But Fayose could face an uphill battle for the PDP nomination as the party has said its presidential candidate for the vote on February 16 2019 will be from the Muslim-majority north. Many PDP lawmakers quit the party before the 2015 election because the...
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