Emmanuel Etim

Emmanuel Ishie Etim (Im·man·u·el \i-ˈman-yə-wəl, -yəl\, born April 6, 1980), is a clergyman and Nigerian politician who was a presidential candidate in the 2019 Nigerian General Election. A member of the Change Nigeria Party (CNP), Etim decided to contest the Presidential election after the Not Too Young To Run Act was signed into law. On July 5, 2018, Etim declared his candidacy and picked up his nomination form on the New Progressive Movement (NPM) party platform, but hours to the party primaries, the party leadership called off the presidential primaries. Etim decided to run on the Change Nigeria Party platform and on October 5, 2018, after the party primaries was conducted, he emerged the winner and was announced as the Presidential Candidate for Change Nigeria Party (CNP). rdf:langString