Late Libyan Leader, Muammar Al-Gaddafi’s Son To Run For President

Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, a son of the former Libyan leader, Muammar al-Gaddafi, has confirmed his presidential ambition after picking a form from the nation’s electoral body on Sunday, November 14.

Ezenwoko’s Blog understands that Al-Gaddafi was sighted registering himself with the nation’s Higher National Electoral Commission today.

The development is coming amid doubts that the 2021 Libyan general election scheduled for December 24 may not hold due to disagreements between rival entities.

“Saif al-Islam al-Gaddafi submitted his candidacy for the presidential election to the High National Electoral Commission office in the [southern] city of Sebha,” a statement by the nation’s commission confirmed today.

Photos sighted on social media today had as well shown Gaddafi, with a grey beard and wearing glasses and a traditional brown robe, signing documents at the registration centre in the southern town of Sebha.

Ezenwoko’s Blog understands that it was agreed on Friday during a major conference in Paris, France that anyone who tried to disrupt or prevent the vote would be sanctioned.  There was, however, no agreement on rules to govern who should be able to run.

The elections are envisaged as a key moment in the UN-backed peace process to end a decade of violent chaos that has drawn in regional powers and undermined Mediterranean stability since the 2011 NATO-backed uprising against Muammar Gaddafi.

Findings revealed that citizens of Libya still have it fresh in their hearts that the Gaddafi era is still one of the harsh autocracies. While Saif al-Islam Gaddafi and other former regime figures have been out of power for so long, they may find it difficult to mobilise as much support as major rivals.

In another news, former National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Adams Oshiomhole, has applauded the outcome of the just-concluded Anambra governorship election.

Ezenwoko’s Blog recalls Soludo emerged winner of the November 6 election with 112,229 votes to defeat Valentine Ozigbo of the Peoples Democratic Party, who got 53,807 votes, and Andy Uba of the All Progressives Congress who polled 43,285 votes.

In a statement signed by his spokesman, Victor Oshioke, on Friday, Oshiomhole congratulated Soludo for emerging victorious in the keenly contested exercise.

The APC chieftain stated that Soludo’s victory is indeed richly deserved given his impressive antecedents at the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Ezenwoko’s Blog reports.