“I will run for Presidency in 2023 – ex-Senate President Anyim
By Matthew Eloyi
Former Senate President, Pius Anyim, has disclosed that he will contest for President in 2023 whether the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) zones it to the South-East or not.
Anyim made the declaration on Saturday in an interview with newsmen in Abuja.
The Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation said that the party’s national convention would signal the commencement of political activities in the party, adding it was ample time to indicate interest.
In his words, “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 to 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 than 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 anyone from the southeast 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.