‘Opposition rivals prefer incumbent to backing each other’ – Donald Duke

PRP presidential candidate Donald Duke says opposition politicians who would rather let the incumbent stay than back a stronger rival are hurting Nigeria.

Former Cross River State Governor and Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) presidential candidate Donald Duke has said personal ambitions among opposition politicians are hurting efforts to challenge the ruling party, The Sun reports.

In an interview with News Central’s Kayode Akintemi, Duke said his bid was not personal.

“First of all, it’s not about me. The ambition is not to be president. My mission is to get Nigeria working,” he said.

He argued that “the situation is so dire now that not one man can redeem Nigeria.”

He criticised opposition candidates unwilling to back better-placed rivals.

“And this is where I think the ego of the other candidates is becoming negative to Nigeria,” he said.

He added: “Either me or nobody else, or either me or let the incumbent remain. We all agree on one thing: that we’re not doing well as a nation, but if I’m not the one who’s going to be the captain of the ship, then let the nation continue to drift.”

Duke concluded: “That’s a problem.”