Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State says he has made up his mind to declare his intention to run for the presidency in the forthcoming 2023 general elections, once the All Progressives Congress (APC) holds its national convention.
The governor made this known when he addressed Journalists in Lokoja, the state capital.
Bello described APC as the platform through which he became governor of the state, adding that it must conduct its national convention before he could declare to contest for any position under its platform.
Bello said: “We are looking forward to the convention of our great party and by the grace of God, I will declare.
“But we must have a platform to run on and that is the All Progressives Congress (APC). The party has been built, solidly, under the leadership of Governor Mai Mala Buni. They have done a great job, we shall conclude the rest in our convention.
“By the mandate and calling of Nigerians, Nigerian youths, women and people all over the world are calling me to run and build on the achievement of President Muhammadu Buhari. I will surely answer them immediately after our convention as the case may be,” Bello stressed.