Adams Oshiomhole, former governor of Edo, has declared his
intention to contest the 2023 presidential election on the platform of the All
Progressives Congress (APC).
Oshiomhole declared his bid at an event in Abuja on
Wednesday.
“I have come here this afternoon for one purpose to formally
declare that I, Adams Oshiomhole, hereby declare with confidence my desire to
contest for the office of the president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on
the platform of a party that we co-founded — All Progressives Congress (APC),”
he said.
“I think the challenges we face today are very clear to me.
Having being president of the Nigeria Labour Congress for eight years through a
democratic process and I had the opportunity to speak truth to power and to
engage power.
“I believe many of you who are of my age or 40 years and a
little less than that will have memories of those days, we spoke truth to power
about policies whether they were economic policies, social policies, healthcare
policies among others.”
With his declaration, Oshiomhole joins the growing list of
presidential hopefuls in the ruling party.
They include: Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo; Bola Tinubu,
former Lagos governor; Rotimi Amaechi, minister of transportation; Dave Umahi,
Ebonyi state governor; Rochas Okorocha, former governor of Imo; Yahaya Bello,
governor of Kogi state; Emeka Nwajiuba, minister of state for education.
Others are Kayode Fayemi, Ekiti state governor, and Chris
Ngige, minister of labour and employment.
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