Motivational Speaker Fela Durotoye has officially announced his intention to run for president come 2019. The Leadership coach plans to contest in this forthcoming election under the party Alliance For New Nigeria (ANN).

To build the Nigeria of our dreams would require exceptional candidates who would emerge from a pool of excellent; credible aspirants chosen by the people to represent them at the general elections. And so, over the last few months, I have researched into several political parties to determine if their ideologies, vision and values resonate with mine.

His reason for this decision is to create what he calls ‘A New Nigeria’. He belives it is important for good governance to be present in Nigeria inorder to fully accomplish our potential.

I have come to the conclusion that Good Governance is critical for any nation to accomplish its full potential. Infact, without good governance every other good work carried out by its citizens would ultimately be like pouring water into a basket and is therefore not sustainable.”