Chairman Senate Committee on Capital Market, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, on Wednesday, declared his intention to contest for the office of President during the 2023 general elections.
Amosun, who represents Ogun Central, announced his intention to declare for the seat on May 5, 2022 at the Musa Yar’Adua Centre in Abuja.
This was contained in a letter read by Senate President Ahmad Lawan at plenary.
Amosun is the third Senator of APC extraction to join the 2023 Presidential race.
Senators Rochas Okorocha and Orji Uzor Kalu had earlier announced their bid for the presidency.
Amosun’s letter reads in part: “It is with the greatest respect that I write to notify you and my Distinguished Colleagues of my intention to contest for the Office of President of our dear country, the Federal Republic of Nigeria and to respectfully invite you and my Distinguished Colleagues to the formal declaration ceremony.
“I have been blessed by God to serve as Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria between 2003 and 2007 and as a two-term Governor of Ogun State between 2011 and 2019.
“I have also had the privilege to be elected a second time to the Senate of the Federal Republic in 2019 where I currently serve the good people of Ogun Central Senatorial District.
“My varied experience in private and public life has imbued me with requisite insights, experiences and network of relationships adequate to provide a leadership that will galvanize our dear country to achieve her manifest destiny as leader in Africa and of the black race.”
