Few weeks ago, Nollywood actor turn politician, Yul Edochie announced his interest to contest for the Presidency in the 2019 general elections, however, he has disclosed that he dropped the decision.
Stating that he was not under any form of threat to drop the decision on contesting for the presidency, he took to Twitter to drop the official announcement;
The tweet read;
“After due considerations and consultations, I will no longer run for President of Nigeria in 2019. To my supporters, worry not. I remain committed to building a new Nigeria that works for all, irrespective of class, tribe or religion. Together we shall achieve it.”
Also confirming the status in an interview with Saturday Beats, the actor said;
“I made it obvious, after due considerations and consultations, I decided not to run for the post of the presidency anymore,”
On if he will contest for another political position, Yul Edochie said he could not ascertain at the moment if he would.
“Right now I can’t say, but I remain fully committed to building a better Nigeria. I explained to my fans that they have nothing to worry about, it is a huge thing so you do a lot of consultations and put things in place and if certain things are not well placed, it is better not start or there will be issues. But I am fine; they shouldn’t feel I was threatened by anybody,” he added.
The actor has bragged about winning President Buhari in a free and fair election. He also advised President Buhari to call it quits after 2019.
“I hear you want to run for the second time in office I decided to do this video, please sir don’t bother. I don’t think Nigeria, Nigerians can endure four or more years of whats going on right now. Believe its really terrible, the hardship is too much,” Yul said.
Meanwhile, many have expressed their disappointment in the recent action of Edochie stating that the youths are probably too scared to run…
