Kayode Fayemi, governor of Ekiti State, on Wednesday, officially joined the 2023 presidential race on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Fayemi declared his intention to run for the highest office in the land at a ceremony attended by Ibikunle Amosun, former Ogun State governor, among others, in Abuja.
He promised to ensure youth empowerment when he becomes the president.
On electricity, Fayemi who is taking questions from journalists at the time of filing this report said it was time to get rid of the national grid.
He argued that the national grid is broken.
Elsewhere, Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has declared his intention to run for president on the platform of the APC ahead of the 2023 presidential election.
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Akpabio who declared his intention at a rally on Wednesday said he loves Nigeria passionately and wants to contribute to its development.
Assuring that the Egyptians Nigerians see today, they will see no more, Akpabio, a former governor of Akwa Ibom state, proclaimed himself the most loved politician in the country.
He said he is determined to not let the country sink but to contribute his wealth of experience to its rebirth and development.
He said he does not just seek to become a candidate of the APC, but the next president of Nigeria.
Akpabio hailed President Muhammadu Buhari as a man of integrity, noting that his family doesn’t go around looking for contracts.
The former governor also praised Buhari’s anti-corruption drive, promising to continue from where the president stopped in 2023.
He said Buhari is fighting corruption the way it should be fought.
