Former Ogun State governor and Senator representing Ogun Central District, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, on Thursday officially declared his interest to vie for the position of Nigeria’s president in 2023 under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), joining several other heavyweights who had earlier done so.
Amosun, said to be a formidable ally of President Muhammadu Buhari in the Southwest made his declaration at an event which held at Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Centre, Central Business District (CBD), Abuja, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Thursday.
Speaking at the event, the former governor said the ambition was born out of his consciousness to lead the country into a greater phase.
In his words, “Today, I am formally announcing my candidacy for the Presidential ticket of our great party, the All Progressives Congress and the Presidency of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
“I do so conscious of the immensity of the tasks that lie ahead in our country and the magnitude of the sacrifices that anybody who wishes to lead our country into the next phase must make.
“This is to honour a historic call and duty to lead the next phase of our collective journey to national glory. It is a duty to reenergise our faith in the future of this country even in the face of the threats to our national sovereignty by insurgents and terrorists; a duty to renew hope in our collective destiny even in the light of some doubts expressed and mobilised in some quarters about our shared fate.” the Abeokuta-born politician said.
In attendance were his wife, Olufunso Amosun, the representative of the First Lady, Aisha Buhari, Governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi, and lawmakers from both chambers of the national assembly.
With the declaration, Amosun joins the likes of former governor of Lagos, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu; Vice President Yemi Osinbajo; Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi; Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige; Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State; former governor of Edo state Adams Oshiomhole, who have formally declared to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari in 2023.
