Former Governor of Ogun State, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, is set to declare his interest in running for president under the umbrella of the All Progressives Congress.
According to sources, the senator representing Ogun central is expected to announce his presidential bid at an event scheduled to take place on May 5.
“Everything is set. He will formally declare his bid on May 5,” a source said.
All thing being equal, he will be challenging the likes of Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, Bola Tinubu, Rochas Okorocha, David Umahi, Yahaya Bello, Rotimi Amaechi for the party’s presidential ticket.
Amosun’s reported interest in the presidency comes three years after he was a major feature in the news over the controversy in his state in the build-up to the 2019 governorship election.
The former governor, at the end of his second term in office, had supported Adekunle Akinlade for the APC’s governorship ticket in the 2019 election but the latter lost the party’s primary to Dapo Abiodun.
READ ALSO: 2023: Osinbajo Campaign Council raises alarm over smear campaign
Following the loss, Akinlade defected to the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) and became the governorship candidate of the party. The APM, however, lost the election and Akinlade has since rejoined the APC.
Meanwhile, the APC national working committee (NWC) at the time suspended Amosun for “anti-party activities” days before the 2019 governorship election. Months afterwards, the NWC lifted the suspension.
