Donald Duke: Former Cross River Governor might run for president in 2019.

The former governor said he has what it takes to lead the nation.

Former governor of Cross River State, Donald Duke, has hinted that he may contest in the 2019 presidential race because he has what it takes to lead the country.

According to a report by Vanguard, Duke made this revelation while speaking at the third Mike Omotosho annual lecture titled, "Millennials as Protagonists in Nation Building" in Abuja on Sunday, January 14, 2018.

He said, "I am entitled to run for the presidency of this country. Only on right circumstances I will aspire for it. I don't shy away from responsibility, I will aspire for presidency of this country. I have what it takes to be president of this country.

"It is high time Nigerians begun to project people with the technical know-how to take the country to the Promised Land."

Even though he wasn't specific about when he'll contest, he promised that it will happen at "the right time and circumstance."

By Samson Toromade.

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