Oby Ezekwesili to unveil road map, insists she's winning 2019 presidential election

Presidential candidate Oby Ezekwesili is holding a press conference in Lagos state to address those who say she cannot win.

Oby Ezekwesili insists she's winning 2019 presidential race

Presidential candidate of the Allied Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN), Dr. Obiageli ‘Oby’ Ezekwesili, will unveil a road map at a press event with the theme: "For those who say we cannot win," in Lagos, Nigeria's commercial capital and most populous city.

The press conference has been scheduled for Monday, October 29, 2019.

Ezekwesili told Pulse on October 11, 2018 that she is in the presidential race to win it. She will be up against Atiku Abubakar of the PDP, President Muhammadu Buhari of the APC and over 70 other candidates vying for the number one job in Nigeria in February of 2019.

The press event will afford  the presidential candidate and former World Bank Vice President for Africa, an opportunity to unveil her campaign road map, communicate its  essence, and engage Nigerians directly on "this urgent marathon to  rebuild the nation", her campaign said in an emailed statement.

Fired up to win

Ezekwesili took to her Twitter page to say: “My beloved compatriots and fellow occupiers of the #OfficeOfTheCitizen,We need YOU. I need YOU. Nigeria needs YOU. IT IS TIME TO FIGHT FOR A  NEW NIGERIA. I am totally committed to leading and mobilizing all our citizens on a #ProjectRescueNigeria. ‪On Monday, 29 October, just  before my listening tour of every state in Nigeria, I will be  delivering a major call to action in Lagos. For those who think we  should wait until 2023; for those who say we have to ‘manage’ the  lesser of two evils; those who prefer either corruption or  incompetence; and for those of you who are fired up but wonder how  serious I am about this urgent mission please join me on Monday at  11am". 

After her prepared speech at the press conference, Ezekwesili will take questions from journalists. The event will be streamed live on her social media  handles, her campaign office detailed.

The race for Aso Rock

Ezekwesili declared her intention to run for President on Sunday,  October 7, 2018. She is the leading female presidential candidate in the  race to win the 2019 general elections.

A co-convener of the Bring Back Our Girls (BBOG) advocacy group which mounted pressure on the federal government to rescue schoolgirls kidnapped by insurgents in 2014, Ezekwesili recently concluded a  series of international high level meetings in the United States, United Kingdom, India, and Kenya.

She is famous for her fiery disposition, galvanising impetus, advocacy drive and her reform work as minister in the Chief Olusegun Obasanjo administration of the early '2000s.