Nigerian Oil Tycoon Declares Ambition To Challenge Buhari in 2019 APC Presidential Ticket

The United States based oil tycoon, Dr. SKC Ogbonnia has declared his intention to vie for the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential ticket in 2019.

Ogbonnia, a rabid supporter of Buhari’s 2015 election is the chairman of First Texas Energy Corporation and also the Secretary-General of Nigeria Union Diaspora, NUD a group that projects the interests of the Nigeria community in the United States.

The Awgu, Enugu State, born businessman stated this in a statemeent sent to Vanguard, “after consultations among Nigerians and the resolve not to allow what he described as a visionless clique to continue to hold the nation in bondage”.
Ogbonnia, a regular contributor to Nigeria issues in national and United States media in the statement said:

“After wide consultations within Nigeria and around the world, I have decided to seek the office of the president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria under All Progressive Congress (APC).

“This decision did not come easy. But there comes a time to say, enough is enough. We can no longer sit idly by while a visionless clique continues to dictate our future. We can no longer sit on the sidelines while the masses, particularly the youth, continue to wallow in abject poverty and despair, despite abundant human and natural resources in the land. We must no longer sit and watch politicians deploy our common wealth to send their families overseas for their education and healthcare while the masses at home have nowhere to go for their welfare.

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