Prof. Olufumilayo Adesanya-Davies, a professor of Language and Communication Arts at the Rivers State University of Education,has announced her intention to contest the presidential election in 2019.
Adesanya-Davies declared her intention to run for predency, on Tuesday, while addressing journalists in Ilorin, Kwara State.
She, however, urged Nigerians to be patient with President Muhammadu Buhari, adding that the solution to the current challenges in the country was in the hands of women.
Her words, “I am aspiring to be the next president of Nigeria. I am out to put laughter of joy on the mouth of all. I have discussed this with the former presidential candidate, Sarah Jubril, who incidentally is from Kwara state.
“Her reaction was that ‘if a miracle like this will ever happen, we have paid the price in Kwara state and it is going to happen in the state.”
She said that Nigeria has opened the ground for Nigerian women, adding that “my ticket is that of Nigeria, as the presidential form is free for women.
“Historically, we will recall in 2015 another woman presidential candidate came. She floated a party called the KOWA party. Her name is Prof. Remi Sonaya. She was my lecturer at the Obafemi Awolowo Univerity (OAU).
“2015 was when I first thought about being a presidential aspirant. This is for the main reason that I was born October 15th and I got married at October 15th. That time I said with President Goodluck Jonathan in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) I was going to be his running mate. I was sending text messages to him. I told him to let Vice President Nnamadi Sambo step down for him to be successful but he did not listen to me.
“But delay is not denial, that is why I am staging a come back. I have done some consultations. The first person to put a call through was Patience Jonathan. I told her that I am picking the presidential form this time around and she endorsed my decision.
“Our first thanks will go to the nation- Nigeria that says the ladies could pick our forms politically at every levels. Nigeria is confident that the current challenges in the country can only be tackled by the women.
“However, we are still keeping the party under which place we will aspire under close wraps. Later on will be announcing that through the press. We don’t have a platform yet. We are just saying that officially, this is a presidential aspirant for 2019 and later we will take it to the next level.
