Kayode Fayemi, the Governor of Ekiti State and former Minister of Mines and Steel, has declared his intention to run for the 2023 presidency. This governor made this known on Wednesday, May 4, in a statement.
He said, “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.
Fayemi also said it has been his honor to have been active at various times with other committed compatriots from various works of life.
“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 he had made several consultations before deciding to run for the office of the president.
“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.
Fayemi was previously a coordinator of the Progressives Governors Forum and a two-time Chairman of the Nigeria Governors Forum. He mentioned that 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.
Original Source: Inside9jeriaTV
