Donald Duke To Run For '2019' Presidency.

The ex- governor of Cross-River state; Mr Donald Duke has made his intention known to the public that he would be running for 2019 presidency.

The ex governor made his intentions known on Sunday at Abuja in the third Mike Omotosho leaders annual lecture titled 'Millinials As Protagonist In Nation Building'.

Donald Duke further urged the youths to braze up for the upcoming 2019 general election by obtaining their PVC - Permanent Voter Card.

He further stated in his words:
"I hear young people say to me that why would they spend hours queuing and casting their votes when at the end their votes won't count. And I tell them that if their parents conceived them they never gave up in them considering the high mortality rate; so why would they not take a chance in building this nation?

"We had young leadership at one stage or the other. Even in our first republic; besides the likes of Awolowo,Tafawa Balewa, M.T.Mbu was in his twenties when he became a minister.

"Gowon was 30 when he became the head of state. It comes back to that disaster therein because most of them didn't have experience in governance,which led us to war. We need the combination of both.

"What I think we should be doing is to have a government that is youth friendly to provide opportunities because we need to groom the next set of leadership".

"I don't know what a definition of failed state is and I don't want to categorise Nigeria as a failed state yet,however,a state that was unable to provide for its people has faded up". This statement was as a result of his disapproving event of the recent death of the Nigerian migrants on Mediterranean sea,slavery in Libya,rate of unemployment and loss of job in the country.

"So, if we are not there yet,we are walking with our eyes open towards it. And we need to pull the hand break now before it gets late.

Mr Duke further stated that:
"The challenge we have today is the disconnect, that is the challenge of the governance today. Because if we speak with the folks in government; And I been candid here.
I think we should stop to deceive ourselves here and atop all these political correctness. There is disconnection between the president and even the ministers".

Mr Duke further attributed the failure of governance on the failure of consequences for misconduct of leaders which has thereby given more space for incompetence.