2023: Ogun State Former Governor, Ibikunle Amosun, Officially Declares For Presidency

Former Governor of Ogun State, Senator Ibikunle Amosun on Thursday, officially declared his intention to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari in 2023.

The ex- governor who is currently representing Ogun Central in the National Assembly, made the declaration at the Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Centre, Central Business District (CBD), Abuja, Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

While making the declaration, Amosun was quoted saying he is ready to serve. “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.”

Present at the event 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.

It would be recalled that on Wednesday, former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole; and Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi declared their interest to contest the for president in 2023.

Meanwhile, the ruling APC special presidential convention is scheduled to hold from Monday, May 30, to Wednesday, June 1.