The 2023 Presidential race is getting more interesting as Former Governor Sani Ahmad Yerima has declared his intention to run.
He disclosed his ambition at a media briefing today in Abuja saying he shelved his ambition 3 times to allow President Muhammadu to contest and win.
Yerima’s declaration comes a few weeks after Governor Yahaya Bello also declared his intentions to contest the 2023 Presidential elections.
He denied the existence of any agreement to zone the presidential ticket to the South, particularly the South West come 2023.
In his words, “You see, I don’t think there is anything like agreement. You can ask Mr President, he led the group, Asiwaju was there, I was part of it, there was no meeting I didn’t attend or any meeting that I attended that there is such agreement.
“(Such an) agreement can’t be verbal, it has to be written. In any case, any agreement that is contrary to the laws of the country is not an agreement.
“The constitution is very clear, the constitution of the political parties, the Electoral Act.
“We are in a democracy and democracy is governed by processes and procedures and by laws.
Speaking further, Sani Ahmad Yeriam said that “I give an example of America, George Bush (Snr) was President, George Bush (Jnr) became President.
“They are from the same family, not from the same state, not from the same zone. This is a democracy If Nigerians decide to vote for Yerima, so be it.”
When he was asked to react to the security challenges facing the country, Senator Yerima said that “initially I was in support of negotiations (with bandits) because I have seen that negotiations had worked in the Niger Delta issue.
“We got an amnesty program and that is why we have peace in the Niger Delta.
“So, anything that will bring peace and stability, I think should be considered.”
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