Former Governor of Zamfara State, Senator Sani Yerima has declared to run for the 2023 presidential election, under the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress.
The former Senator who represented Zamfara West, at the National Assembly, was at the Presidential Villa Abuja on Friday, to inform President Muhammadu Buhari about his intentions.
While disclosing his plans to State House Correspondents, he noted that he had secured the consent of the President to run for the exalted office.
He said when elected President, he would focus on fighting insecurity, poverty alleviation and ignorance of the mind which many Nigerians are living with unknowingly.
I’m here this afternoon to inform the President of my intention to participate in the 2023 elections and to contest the office of the president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
”I’m going to, insha Allah, purchase my forms today and officially declare this afternoon.
“So, I have three points as well; to fight insecurity, fight poverty and ignorance,” he reiterated.
The former governor, who is famous for introducing the Sharia legal system in his state, debunked claims that he was a religious extremist
According to him, that perception people hold about him is one of the reasons he would work on the ignorance of Nigerians and give every citizen a sense of belonging.
He has picked his expression of interest and nomination forms today.
