Over the past weekend, a number of presidential primaries happened in
the country, and various people were announced as winners in their
respective parties; Mr Donald Duke emerged as frontrunner of the Social
Democratic Party (SDP) to celebration, even from the other contenders of
Professor Jerry Gana, Mr John Dara, Professor Iyorwuese Hagher and
Ambassador Felix Osakwe.
At the SDP secretariat in Abuja yesterday, the party hosted members
of the press to a conference where Mr Duke himself was present. The
intent of the press conference was to formally introduce Mr Duke as the
presidential candidate of the party and thank all stakeholders for their
continued support.
There was an air of sincerity as Donald Duke gave a speech to remind
Nigerians of the necessity of changing the status quo, calling to mind
the wide reach of Nigeria’s influence on the world at large, and how
failure as a nation negatively impacts other world economies due to our
large and ever-increasing population.
H. E pointed out that Nigeria’s problem is not a lack of resources,
as we are abundant in both human and natural resources, but more a
problem of inadequacy of love for each other and justice for all, which
in turn gives rise to the many other problems plaguing our nation. He
said that if Nigerians are given equal access to resources, then they
will be more likely to be productive, responsible and better citizens
less inclined to emigrate.
Mr Duke has adopted the motto “Everyone Matters” for his campaign,
which he plans to run in line with the SDP’s issue-based agenda. The
agenda can be viewed on his social media platforms.