2023 Elections: Fayemi Finally Declares Presidential Ambition

Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State has officially declared his intention to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari in 2023.

The governor made his interest to contest for the office of the President in the 2023 elections known at the Hilton Hotel, Abuja, the nation’s capital city on Wednesday.

Governor Fayemi said he will be contesting for the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential ticket during the party primary on May 30, 2022, and promised to run a decent presidential campaign.

The Chairman of the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) said his decision to join the growing list of presidential aspirants was not easy after rounds of consultation.

Fayemi promised to restructure the Armed Forces to tackle insecurity in the county well and build on the infrastructural successes of the Muhammadu Buhari-led administration.

The NGF chairman disclosed that his aspiration was premised on fostering trust and building bridges to carry Nigeria into a new dawn, adding that he has the required experience needed for the presidency having occupied several political positions in the country.

Governor Fayemi also promised to pursue decentralisation for better governance and promote peace and unity among the regions in the country.

Fayemi disclosed that his aspiration was premised on fostering trust and building bridges to carry Nigeria into a new dawn, promising to build on the infrastructural successes of the Muhammadu Buhari-led administration.

Dignitaries at the event include his wife Erelu Bisi Fayemi, APC Governorship candidate in Ekiti, Biodun Oyebanji; a former governor of Ogun State and presidential aspirant, Senator Ibikunle Amosun; former Senate President, Ameh Ebute; former Ekiti State Deputy Governor, Prof. Modupe Adelabu; members of the state and National Assembly and traditional rulers.

Some of the existing contenders for the APC ticket from the South West are Nigeria’s Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, former Lagos State Governor, Bola Ahmed Tinubu and former governor of Ogun State, Senator Ibikunle Amosun.