UPDATED: I’ll use my experience to galvanise Nigeria become Africa leader as president – Amosun

Former Governor of Ogun State, Ibikunle Amosun, says if he becomes Nigeria’s president, he will use his experience to galvanise the country to become the leader of Africa.

Amosun said this in the letter he wrote to the senate, informing fellow senators of his decision to run for the nation’s number one position.

Amosun’s letter was read on the floor of the senate by Senate President, Ahmed Lawan on Wednesday.

According to him aside garnering experience in the private world, he has also been a two-time governor as well as a two-time senator.

He also used the letter to invite his colleagues to his official declaration at Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Centre, CBD, Abuja, FCT on May 5.

“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.

“I will be honoured with your esteemed presence and that of my Distinguished Colleagues at the Declaration event which is scheduled as follows:

Date: Thursday 05 May, 2022.       Time:11.00 A.M.
Venue: Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Centre, CBD, Abuja, FCT.

“I seek the prayers of all of you for a successful declaration ceremony, victory at the party primaries and the 2023 presidential election,” Amosun said in the letter.

He joins former governors Rochas Okorocha and Orji Uzor Kalu as serving senators who have declared to run for the country’s number one position.