Fela Durotoye, a motivational speaker, consulting expert and leadership coach declared to run for president in 2019 last Thursday. The 46-year-old declared his intentions adding that he has researched all the national parties for a few months and has settled for the Alliance for New Nigeria (ANN).
His declaration has however been welcomed with mixed reactions as captured by some of these tweets:
The same youths campaigning for #NotTooYoungToRun are the ones bad mouthing Fela Durotoye Presidential ambition.
Dear youths, you know what you want, but you are just hypocrites.
— Kemi Ariyo (@d_problemsolver) February 23, 2018
I like the fact that Fela Durotoye is running for office as president…it’s nice and that’s all it is NICE.
What I don’t like is the idiots deceiving him…
Fela is not ready for it and Nigeria is not ready for Fela.
Run in your local area and make impact. Start from there.
— Babasola Kuti (@SKSolaKuti) February 23, 2018
Will you vote Fela Durotoye for President?
— Onye Nkuzi (@cchukudebelu) February 22, 2018
So, I understand that @feladurotoye has declared his intention to run for President. I commend him for this. I really don’t understand why some people want to stop others from running for any office or going for re-election. Let EVERYONE run. Let the electorate decide!!
— Dr. Joe Abah (@DrJoeAbah) February 25, 2018
I’m still not sure, but I’ve heard Fela Durotoye was one of those that endorsed Buhari in 2015. If this is true, it was within his rights~Today he wants to run for President- I just want to ask what his criteria was for endorsing PMB? Was it Performance Track Record? Holy Spirit? pic.twitter.com/7jwdG9oVIG
— Mr Stanley Nwabia (@MrStanleyNwabia) February 24, 2018
I don’t know why you guys are talking about the Fela Durotoye for President nonsense. That shit is dead on arrival. The guy can’t even win the Polling booth in his village.
Let us talk about how we are voting Buhari out and ignore the sidepiece that Durotoye is.
— Daddy Khalil (@Oddy4real) February 25, 2018
There is a great difference between motivational speaking and Politic/Governance. Who is Fela Durotoye self? Abeg make I hear word. In search of a crocodile, Lizard appears! Even the motivational speaking he is prided for, I am yet to be motivated. Didn’t he packaged Buhari?
— Jackson Ude (@jacksonpbn) February 25, 2018
Young people : We want young people to run
Fela Durotoye : I’m running for President
Young People : What does Fela Durotoye know about Government?What Do We Really Want ?
— Noble Igwe (@Nobsdaslushhkid) February 24, 2018
Politics is local. In Lagos alone, Pasuma will garner more votes than Fela Durotoye ????
— Son of David (@JesuisNaija) February 22, 2018
Fela Durotoye that was my idol then, I met him in 2015 at a conference and asked to take a picture, he snubbed just to take a group photo with some ladies… Now he wants to be president… LMAO
— Pope Piano (@yeankhar) February 25, 2018
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