Former Senate President Anyim Pius Anyim says he will contest for presidency in 2023 whether the Peoples Democratic Party will zone it to South East or not.<\/p>\n\n\n
According to a report by News Agency of Nigeria, (NAN) Anyim made the disclosure on Saturday in an interview with newsmen.<\/p>\n\n\n
He said that the party was being repositioned.<\/p>\n\n\n
The former Secretary to the Government of the Federation noted that the party\u2019s national convention would signal the commencement of its political activities.<\/p>\n\n\n
\u201cPosters of my presidential bid and agitations by groups for me to contest flooded the social media in 2020 and I disassociated myself from such calls.<\/p>\n\n\n
\u201cI felt that it was too early for such a declaration, to enable the present administration concentrate on governance.<\/p>\n\n\n
\u201cSuch calls resurfaced in the early part of 2021 and I chose to be quiet over the issue.<\/p>\n\n\n
\u201cWe currently have less that 18 months to the next elections, and I feel the time is ripe to indicate my interest,\u201d Anyim said.<\/p>\n\n\n
He said that the zoning committe instituted by the party was only saddled with zoning party positions and not other positions.<\/p>\n\n\n
\u201cZoning of such positions was deferred but nothing stops any one from South-East Zone from contesting the presidency even if it is not zoned to it.<\/p>\n\n\n
\u201cThe most important thing is that the party\u2019s national convention is a sort of rebirth for a group of people who have recovered from a setback.<\/p>\n\n\n
\u201cThe party members are focused and determined,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n
Anyim said that in spite of the party\u2019s seeming conflict with its former Chairman, Chief Uche Secondus, he remained a friend to many members.<\/p>\n\n\n
\u201cHe is particularly my friend and we do not have any problem with him.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n
\u201cThe issue is that the party needed to move but be assured that he is not going into wilderness,\u201d Anyim said.<\/p>\n\n\n
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