- Anyim stated that the PDP’s national convention will signify the start of political activity in the party
- Anyim noted that the zoning committee constituted by the party was only saddled with zoning party positions and not elective positions ahead of 2023.
Ekohotblog reports that Anyim Pius Anyim, a former Senate President, has stated that he will run for President in 2023 regardless of whether the Peoples Democratic Party zones it to the South-East zone or not.
Anyim made the statement in an interview with media in Abuja on Saturday.
The former Secretary to the Government of the Federation stated that the PDP’s national convention will signify the start of political activity in the party, adding that there was still time to express interest.
“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 committee 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 setback.
“The party members are presently focused and determined to reclaim power with one spirit,” he added.
Anyim said that despite the party’s seeming faceoff with its former National Chairman, Chief Uche Secondus, he remained a friend to several members.
“Secondus is particularly my friend and many other members of the party, and we do not have any problem with him.”
Advertise or Publish a Story on EkoHot Blog:
Kindly contact us at [email protected]. Breaking stories should be sent to the above email and substantiated with pictorial evidence.
Citizen journalists will receive a token as data incentive.
Call or Whatsapp: 0803 561 7233, 0703 414 5611
