I would have unite Nigerians if given the opportunity to be president — Ezekwesili

Former Allied Congress Party of Nigeria, ACPN, presidential candidate, Oby Ezekwesili has said if given the opportunity to become Nigeria’s president, she would unite the country.

Featuring on Channels television’s Politics Today, Ezekwesili said a President was expected to unite his people and not create enemies.

She said: “A divided country needs a leader who will immediately send a signal that it is indeed one country and that we are one people, not a President who is parochial in his disposition.

“The president has no luxury of having an enemy. Any true leader cannot have an enemy amongst his people. So I would unite the people behind that sincerity and openness of leadership that will give people a sense that we are one people.”

The former Education minister also lamented over the rate of unemployment in the country.

While stressing that Nigeria was in serious trouble, she said nearly 40 per cent of the youths are unemployed.

“We are in serious trouble. If we were to be a publicly quoted company, we would have been put up for a special team to undertake a rescue operation on us.

“Do you understand what it means for us to have near to 25 percent of the unemployment rate in the country for more than 40 percent of our young people to be unemployed?” she queried.

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