Ebonyi State Governor Dave Umahi has declared his intention to run for President in 2023.
Speaking to State House Correspondents on Tuesday after a closed-door meeting with the President Muhammadu Buhari, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, Umahi said he had informed Buhari of his intention to run for the 2023 presidential ticket of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
“We discussed politics, the growth of our party APC in Nigeria and the South-East, and the interest of the South-East in the 2023 presidency.
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“The President believes that anyone that wants to run for the presidency must have to consult widely and go to all the leaders. We must do everything to remove ethnicity and religion in our polity so that this country can grow,” Umahi said, adding that if the APC zones its ticket to the south, his achievements as governor would enable him to clinch the ticket.
Dateline Nigeria reports that Umahi’s visit to Aso Rock and subsequent declaration mimic that of the National Leader of the APC Bola Tinubu less than 24 hours apart.
