"Ex-CBN deputy governor, Kingsley Moghalu, was the presidential candidate of the Young Progressives Party (YPP) in the 2019 election."
A former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Kingsley Moghalu, on Tuesday declared his intention to run for president in the 2023 general elections.
"He made the declaration on his twitter handle @MoghaluKingsley at the hours of the day, where he hinged his decision on the abysmal socio-economic and security situation of the country."
2023: I will run because the people matter. There is no hope out of our troubles until Nigeria faces the leadership question and looks for capacity, competence, and a compassionate heart for the suffering poor. pic.twitter.com/m1a9O05K9B
— Kingsley Moghalu (@MoghaluKingsley) June 1, 2021
Mr Moghalu was the presidential candidate for the Young Progressives Party (YPP) in the February 2019 general election where he garnered a little above 20,000, a figure that represents less than one per cent of the total vote cast in the election.
"In his 2019 presidential bid, the ex-CBN chief, with his “Build, Innovate and Grow” manifesto, had the strong endorsement of Nigeria’s Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka; former CBN governor, Sanusi Lamido and the Ooni of Ife, Adeyeye Ogunwusi."
However, Mr Moghalu, who resigned from YPP in October 2019, in his new declaration, said he decided to join the race due to the abysmal socio-economic situation of the country.
"Only the emergence of visionary, competent and inclusive national leadership, on the one hand, and a fundamental restructuring of Nigeria based on a new people’s constitution, on the other, can arrest Nigeria’s ongoing disorderly and violent degeneration into a completely failed state. We were not born to be miserable and to die miserable. Enough is Enough!"
It is now more than ever necessary that we elect in 2023 a leader who is TRULY committed and has the capacity to initiate the constitutional restructuring of Nigeria. “A leader who is competent to secure our lives and property, successfully manage our diversity, save our economy, and restore our international respect,” he said. While the former YPP presidential candidate has not disclosed the party whose ticket he would be flying, he promised an inclusive government that is ready to tackle insecurity, ensure accelerated education and health reform, and wage war against poverty, through innovative economy.
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