Ekiti State Governor, Olukayode Fayemi, has formally declared his intention to run for the 2023 presidency.
Franktalknow had on Tuesday reported that Fayemu would unveil his intention to run for the 2023 Presidency on Wednesday.
This followed a tweet by the state Commissioner for Finance and Economic Development, Akin Oyebode.
In the one-minute video tweeted by Oyebode, Fayemi had unveiled his Nigeria agenda ahead of the 2023 general election.
Declaring his intention on Wednesday, Fayemi said, after consideration of where the nation is, he believes his entry into the race will rebirth a new Nigeria.
“After careful consideration of where we are as a nation…I believe that my entry into the race will offer Nigerians the opportunity to examine competing visions for national rebirth,” Fayemi said.
He said it has been his singular honour to have been an active part at various times with other committed compatriots labouring from various works of life, labouring with determination towards rapid and sustained national progress.
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“Dear compatriots, it is in the spirit of this abiding faith in our country and the promise of its unfinished greatness that I stand before you today in total humility and in all sense of responsibility solemnly declare to all within our party and Nigerians at large my decision to accept my name to be put forward for consideration by the All Progressives Congress (APC) leadership and membership as our party’s standard-bearer in the upcoming contest for a successor to our leader, President Muhammadu Buhari”.
The former Minister said the decision to run was not one he took lightly but had made several consultations before making his intentions known.
“This is not a decision which I have taken lightly, to arrive at this point I carried out a long and deep self-introspection with the help of my wife Bisi, and other family members, my friends, my political associates, and members of our great party,” he said.
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Fayemi who was a coordinator of the Progressives Governors Forum and a two-time Chairman of the Nigeria Governors Forum said he has been privileged to witness firsthand the underlined commitment and sense of solidarity that Nigerians from all parts of our country share about the promise of our fatherland.
The Ekiti Governor joins the pool of other Presidential hopefuls from the APC.
The former governor of Lagos State and National Leader of the party, Bola Tinubu broke the ice in January and declared his intention to run for the presidency when he visited President Muhammadu Buhari at the Aso Villa, Abuja.
The Governor of Ebonyi State, Dave Umahi, followed suit, and in a similar fashion, visited Buhari to inform him of his intention to run for the coveted number one position in the country.
It did not take long for others like a former governor of Abia State, Senator Orji Kalu; ex-governor of Imo State, Senator Rochas Okorocha; Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State; and Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, to declare their interest in the presidency on the platform of the APC.
Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo has also joined the race.
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