Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State has declared his intention to run for the office of the President in 2023.
Addressing journalists after meeting with State Chairmen of the Peoples Democratic Party in Abuja, Governor Tambuwal said he considered the State Chairmen as grassroot mobilisers.
While calling for unity among party members ahead of the general elections, Governor Tambuwal noted that the PDP remains the hope of Nigerians.
He said the PDP is ready to take over power from the ruling All Progressives Congress.
The latest development comes few days after Tambuwal advised Nigerians against voting for any candidate older than 60 years in the 2023 presidential election.
Tambuwal, who is 56 years old, spoke in Jigawa State on Tuesday after National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) in the 19 northern states ‘endorsed’ his ambition.
The governor was represented at the event by his Commissioner for Youths and Sports, Bashir Usman.
Tambuwal stated;
Young Nigerians are the owner(s) of the country, any person above 60 years is surviving to meet God Almighty – he is not surviving to lead a nation. We need a president that is agile, who can travel across Nigeria in a day to get first hand information on issues bedeviling Nigerians, not a president who will sit in the comfort of his office awaiting censored information from people.
He added that Nigerians should not consider for election people living with age-related illnesses.
The governor tasked students to keep on struggling to ensure that their campuses are reopened for academic activities within the shortest time possible.
