Ahmad Rufai Sani, the first executive Governor of Zamfara State, has declared his intent to join the 2023 presidential race.
The former governor, also known as Yarima made his aspiration known while speaking during a BBC Hausa Service program “Gane Mani Hanya”.
According to him: “If God spares my life, by 2023 I would go into the contest for the post of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria ”
“In 2007 I made similar attempts but the Arewa Consultative Forum and other respected elders of the North pleaded with me and other contenders to step down for Muhammadu Buhari and I agreed”
“I made a vow that once Muhammadu Buhari was aspiring for the position of the President, I will not contest with him. In 2019 election, people asked me to contest I said unless Muhammadu Buhari would not not contesting for the second term I will contest”
“Now that he has been elected as President twice and his tenure is ending up in 2023, I decided to make a public pronouncement that I am contesting for the post of the President come 2023”
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Responding to why he is interested in becoming president, Yarima said, “I served as Governor of Zamfara for eight years, I was in the Senate for twelve years so with the experiences I have gathered, I understand that Nigeria is suffering from two main problems, poverty and illiteracy.
“If government can come up with policies to enhance agriculture and livestock production, support small – scale entrepreneurship and everyone is empowered to do one business or the other, the issue of insecurity and other socio-economic issues crises affecting Nigerians will be addressed”.
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