Why I Ran Round Stadium During Presidency Declaration, Amaechi Finally Reveals
- Rotimi Amaechi has revealed that he ran round the stadium during his official declaration to show that he has the strength to manage Nigeria
- The minister of transportation who disclosed this in Ile-Ife, Osun state, during a visit to the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi insisted that he is the right man for the job
- Recall that Amaechi had on April 9 declared his interest to run for presidency at a thanksgiving service organised by the Rivers State chapter of APC
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Rotimi Amaechi, Nigeria's minister of transportation has finally revealed why he ran round the Port Harcourt stadium in Rivers state during his official declaration as a presidential aspirant for 2023 elections.
Punch Newspaper reports that he made this known in Ile-Ife, Osun state, during a visit to the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, as part of consultation on his 2023 presidential ambition.
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He insisted that he ran round the stadium to check how fit he was to “carry the problems of the country."
He said:
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“Age will not be an issue. I am like a bridge between the young and the old
“People have asked me why I ran round the stadium. I was checking to see how fit I am, so I had to run round the stadium to confirm to myself that I’m strong enough to carry the problems of the country, whether it is mentally or physically.
“Because you need both mental capacity and physical fitness to manage this country. You have to be physically strong and have the mental capacity to make decisions on behalf of the country.”
In his response, Oba Ogunwusi said to Amaechi:
“You have been relevant since the start of this republic, it is for a reason and I urge you to use that grace for the betterment of all Nigerians.”
2023 presidency: List of APC delegates by states as Tinubu, Osinbajo slug it out
Meanwhile, Legit.ng had reported that to emerge the presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Presidential aspirants of the party like Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Rotimi Amaechi and others will battle for 7,800 delegates.
According to some observers, the numerical strength of states in respect to delegates would play a key role in determining who gets what among the various contenders.
In this report, Legit.ng lists delegates by states.
Kano: 465 delegates
Katsina: 384 delegates
Borno: 324 delegates
Osun: 308 delegates
Lagos: 304 delegates
3 key southwest states Osinbajo will likely lose if he becomes APC candidate
Reverberations trailed the declaration of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari.
This has however shown that there would be a titanic showdown during the primary election of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) as it selects its presidential candidate.
Osinbajo's declaration also means he will be pitched against his former principal, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu who claimed it is his lifelong ambition to become the president of the country.
Source: Legit.ng
