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Eunice Atuejide drops out of Presidential Race, endorses Atiku
The presidential candidate of the National Interest Party (NIP), Eunice Atuejide has opted out of the 2019 presidential race only a few days to the commencement of the elections.
Atuejide also declared her support for the presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar.
The 39-year-old said in a statement released on Tuesday, February 19, that the race is between All Progressive Congress (APC) President Muhammadu Buhari and Atiku Abubakar (PDP).
“To my mind, the political party platform is not the real issue nonetheless, it’s either Alhaji Atiku Abubakar under the PDP or President Buhari under the APC this time. I make bold to state unequivocally that I stand with Atiku under the PDP this time,” Atuejide said.
Eunice Atuejide stated that her decision to opt out of the race was tied to the postponement of the February 16 polls, which she said was the deadline for her ambition.
The lawyer then reiterated her commitment to “always put Nigeria first” adding that the incumbent president must not be allowed to continue to rule the country.
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February 20, 2019 at 10:26 pm
You really tried to have battled in that race. Well done, I feel you should leave Fela and the rest alone though, it is ok if they don’t share the same view. Maybe they just believe they can still win and that is ok, some people fight to finish and that’s where the fulfillment is for them, when they look back they know they ran the race till the end. So let them be. As a woman, I am personally proud of you that you came out that age with no fear of intimidation. To each his own. Fela and the rest may think you are deflating them or given up already and that is ok if they think so. You know why you decided to stand firmly with your choice.