The presidential candidate of the Allied Congress Party, ACPN, Dr. Oby Ezekwesili, has picked the chairman of the party, Abdul-Ganiyu Galadima, as her running mate.
Her campaign organisation, Hope ’19, said Ezekwesili made the announcement on Wednesday at Ilorin during the unveiling of her manifesto.
Galadima was a former presidential candidate of the party and a businessman.
Ezekwesili said the selection of Galadima whom she described as a man of integrity, would bring to the ACPN ticket an experience of grassroots politics at the local, state and national levels adding that his principles and selfless politics were in line with hers and her vision for the country.
She said: “This experience complements my incomparable competence and capacity when it comes to socio-economic and governance issues. Like me, Alhaji Galadima has shown a long-standing commitment to the fight to rescue our nation by standing with people of integrity.
“He refused to join questionable alliances and coalitions led and bankrolled by ruling parties in this election and in that of 2015, where he ultimately emerged as the fourth most popular candidate across the nation. Together, by the grace of God, we will work closely, selflessly and as a team to fight for every Nigerian person, family, community, ward or state, and rescue our country from the clutches of an irresponsible political class.
“Together we will lift 80+ million Nigerians out of poverty and unlock prosperity for every citizen.”
In his acceptance speech, Galadima assured of his loyalty and promised to work with Ezekwesili towards getting people’s mandate in the 2019 general elections.
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He described himself as a grassroots politician, saying that he would join the presidential candidate across the length and width of the country to mobilise support.
The statement described Galadima as a community leader and former ACPN presidential candidate. He was born on June 11, 1964 and studied Public Administration at the Kwara State Polytechnic, where he also later served as member of the institution’s Governing Council.
The statement further said of him: “He is a businessman who is chairman of major business boards.
“He has private sector and corporate governance experience with a market-focused enterprise, friendly government vision.”
