Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has officially declared interest to run as president in the 2023 election.
Gatekeepers News reports that Osinbajo formally announced his interest to be the next President of Nigeria in a live broadcast on Monday morning.
In the past months, various interest groups launched campaigns asking Osinbajo to contest for the presidency, Monday announcement has, therefore, asserted their request.
“I am today, with utmost humility, formally declaring my intention to run for the office of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on the platform of our great party, the All Progressives Congress,” Osinbajo said during the live broadcast.
He added, “If by the grace of God and the will of the people, I am given the opportunity, then I believe that first, we must complete what we have started, radically transforming our security and intelligence architecture, completing the reforms of our justice system; focusing on adequate remuneration and welfare of judicial personnel and ensuring justice for all and the observants of the rule of law; rapidly advancing our infrastructure development, especially power, roads, railways, and broadband connectivity, providing an excellent environment for businesses to thrive, taking the agriculture revolution to the next level, especially mechanisation and developing the farm-to-table value chain; making sure that the government, its agencies, and regulators, serve the business community, creating a tech economy that will provide jobs for millions of young Nigerians; enhancing our social investment programme, to a full-scale social welfare program.”
If elected in 2023, Osinbajo would be the third Vice to become President in Nigeria. The first was Former President Olusegun Obasanjo following the assassination of his principal under the military era – Murtala Muhammed in 1975. The second was former President Goodluck Jonathan who took over after the death of Umaru Yar’Adua in 2010.
