Nicolas Felix, a presidential candidate, has announced that he will run in the 2023 election to address Nigeria’s insecurity.
Remember that Felix, the Peoples Coalition Party’s (PCP) presidential candidate, finished third in the 2019 election behind President Muhammadu Buhari and Atiku Abubakar.
Felix told journalists in Lagos on Wednesday that he has decided to run in the 2023 race in order to change the unfavourable perception of Nigeria throughout the world.
He went on to say that only someone with clean hands can reform Nigeria’s “dirty” politics.
“In 2004, I escaped to America. I won a lottery and left. I thought I had actually escaped because of the situation in Nigeria. America gave me the opportunity to succeed. I never dreamt of coming back. But everywhere I go, despite having an American passport, they ask me where are you really from. I tell them Nigeria. Then, I realised I’m only an American on paper,” he said.
“Politics was never in my blood, but I realised I have to join the race to stop the complaints about Nigeria. I was told that politics is dirty, but my ideology is that you need somebody with clean hands to change it. If you expect those that got the place filthy to clean it up, then you are making a big mistake.
“My main agenda is the protection of the citizens and their properties. As of today in Nigeria, security is a mess. The nation is not safe. That is why the number one issue on my agenda is security. Until Nigeria is safe, we cannot witness economic growth.
