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Oby Ezekwesili, the presidential candidate of the Allied Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN), has withdrawn from the February 16 presidential election, PREMIUM TIMES has learnt. In a statement released early on Thursday morning, Mrs Ezekwesili said she stepped down from the election to help build a coalition to defeat the All Progressive Congress and the peoples Democratic Party in the election. A close associate of Mrs Ezekwesili, Aisha Yusufu, also confirmed the withdrawal.

Pop singer abolore akande popularly known as 9ice just unveiled his first official campaign poster for the 2015 federal house of representatives elections. The poster shows the singer will be contesting in ogbomosho north/ogbomosho south/orire federal constituency,though he is yet to reveal his affiliation with any political party. The Gongo aso crooner first made known his political ambition in 2012 during an interview with channels TV.