2023;Pius Ayim To Contest for President.

Former Senate President Chief Pius Anyim has stated that he will run for President in 2023 regardless of whether the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) zones it to the South-East zone or not.

Anyim made the remark on the sidelines of the ongoing PDP national convention in Abuja on Saturday.

Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) remarked that the end of the party’s national convention would signal the start of political activity in the party, saying that the time had come for him to express interest.He stated that he did not express interest in the role in 2020 because he felt it was not the right moment.

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He commended Nigerians from all parts of the country for calling on him to come and rescue the nation in 2023.

He said “Posters of my presidential bid and agitations by groups for me to contest flooded the social media in 2020 and I disassociated myself from such calls.

“I felt that it was too early for such declarations to enable the present administration concentrate on governance.

“Such calls resurfaced in the early part of 2021 and I choose to be quiet over the issue.

“We presently have less that 18 months to the next elections and I feel the time was ripe to indicate my interest.”

He noted that the zoning committe constituted by the party, was only saddled with zoning party positions and not elective positions ahead of 2023.

“Zoning of such positions was deferred but nothing stops any one from the south east zone from contesting the presidency even if it was not zoned to it.

“The most important thing is that the party’s national convention is a sort of rebirth for a group of people who have recovered from a set back.

“The party members are presently focussed and determined to reclaim power with one spirit,” he added.