Mr. Chike Ukaegbu
Thirty-five-year-old New York-based tech entrepreneur, Mr Chike
Ukaegbu, has emerged as the presidential candidate of the Advanced
Allied Party (AAP) with a promise to unseat President Muhammadu Buhari.
Ukaegbu, whose candidacy was affirmed by the party in Abuja told
our correspondent on Monday that AAP was poised to win the presidential
election.
He said that AAP, nicknamed the Golden Spoon Party, was also
committed to taking care of all Nigerians when entrusted with the
governance of the country.
He said the party was the first to take advantage of the recently
enacted Not-Too-Young-Run Act by producing the youngest among all the
presidential flag bearers that have emerged.
“The party was extremely delighted that Nigerians, particularly
the younger generation, have embraced the vision and desire of the
recently registered party to give them a platform to rescue the
country’s political leadership from years of misrule.
“I am not afraid to unseat President Muhammadu Buhari in 2019.
“My interest obviously aligns with the objectives of my party,
to give political platform to youths, students and other younger
Nigerians to participate in political leadership of the country.
“Many might say I am too ambitious at my age. But that was how France produced a young man as president,” he said.
Ukaegbu was born in Owerri, Imo State to now retired civil
servants. He schooled in Nigeria up until his second year in the
University of Lagos before he proceeded to the United States where he
studied Biomedical Engineering at City College of New York.
-NAN