The Peoples Redemption Party presidential candidate, Donald Duke, has warned that Nigeria requires immediate intervention to prevent the country from drifting into a crisis situation.
Duke gave the warning on Tuesday while appearing as a guest on Arise Television’s ‘Prime Time’, where he spoke about the current state of the nation and the need for political action.
The former Cross River State governor explained that his decision to return to politics was driven by concerns over the country’s present direction.
He urged opposition parties to unite and work towards changing Nigeria’s trajectory.
Duke said successive leaders, including those from his generation, have failed to adequately tackle the major challenges confronting the country.
“I returned to politics because of the urgency of where we are in Nigeria today. Disaster is looming if we don’t change the trajectory.
“You could be a spectator and make all sorts of analyses, or you could get involved. The direction the country is going requires urgent intervention.
“The folks who are in charge of the country today are generally my generation, as it were, and the president and I were the class of ’99. But the direction the country is going, I think, requires very urgent intervention.
“I’m not a member of the ruling party, as it were. So automatically, I’m in the opposition. Ideally, the opposition should come together,” he said.
