Governor Rochas Okorocha has declared that he will not be running for the presidency on 2019 if President Muhammadu Buhari chooses to seek for re-election.
Vanguard reports that the Imo state governor also said even if the president chooses not to run, he would still not seek the position unless 10 million Nigerians endorse him.
Okorocha gave these conditions in Owerri, the Imo State capital, when he addressed a youth delegates from all the geo-political zones in the country.
He said he was in politics not for the sake of greed but for selfless reasons.
He noted that although he had Igbo parentage, he was a detribalised Nigerians who had benefitted from the country’s union.
He said: “I will not run in 2019 if President Muhammadu Buhari will be running.
Even at that, I will not also run at any given time unless 10 million Nigerians endorse me.
Source: https://www.naij.com/1116875-rochas-okorocha-2-conditions-contesting-presidency-2019.html
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