By Marcus Ikechukwu
The number of presidential aspirants under the ruling All Progressive Congress is growing as Rotimi Amaechi, the Minister of Transportation, picked presidential form in Abuja.
Former Senate President, Ken Nnamani also joined the train by picking his Presidential nomination forms as well.
Amaechi disclosed his own via a tweet on his verified Twitter handle on Thursday night.
He said: “I just got my expression of interest and presidential nomination forms. I appreciate my friends and associates for doing me this honour.
”I assure you that I am a representation of all tribes and regions. A true Nigerian candidate
Nnamani also obtained his forms on Thursday in Abuja, where he noted that it will amount to injustice for APC to jettison zoning in the 2023 general election.
He stated that zoning had become a reality in the country’s political history, noting that the agitation about zoning by the Ohanaeze Ndigbo, an apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, was a justifiable one.
Nnamani added that he would endeavour to reach out to his political colleagues in other parts of the country to realise his ambition in 2023.
He said: “On the issue of zoning, politics is a game of number, we will reach out to our brothers and sisters across the country.
“And, it is necessary that we talk about the zoning because it is a reality in our political history but we will reach out to our colleagues.
“That is why I was talking about being a Senate President, it helped me to have friends across the country.
“So Ohaneze’s agitation is a justified one. I do not make any pretense about that.”
The former Senate President promised that he would focus on security, if elected, adding that without security, there will be no progress or sustained development.
Nnamani said: “Today, I have come to fulfill that declaration to run for the post of the president so it is now a reality.
“I have picked the form already so a lot can be expected of me because I have been through a high office in the past.
“When I became the senate president, many Nigerians were doubting the authenticity, reliability and effectiveness of the National Assembly.
“But no sooner than I took over, we tried to reinvent the NASS.
“Our country is facing a similar crisis now, even a more dangerous one.
“It seems to me that any person who will assist our country would start by dealing with the issue of insecurity because without security, there can be no progress.
“There can be no sustained development. So, security is number one thing on the table.
“Most secure nations are patriotic nations, people there are patriotic,” the presidential aspirant stated.
