Amaechi: What I’ll do if elected President

The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has promised to tackle insecurity and hunger in Nigeria if elected President come 2023.

Amaechi had formally declared his intention to contest for President on Saturday during a special thanksgiving organised in his honour by the All Progressives Congress at the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium in Igwurita, Ikwerre Local Government Area.

The Minister in his speech titled ‘Forward with Courage’ started with a song ‘who can battle with the Lord’, saying ‘hope is around the corner’.

While noting that his aspiration was not about fulfilling any personal ambition, Amaechi said he considered it a moral duty to give what he could in the service of the country.

“Fellow Nigerians, I stand before you today to declare my intention and submit my application to serve as your next President.

“My aspiration is not about fulfilling any personal ambition. I am contesting for office because I believe that it is my moral duty to give what I can in the service of my country.

“To sustain and intensify present efforts at solving our national problems, our democracy must ensure the emergence of a leadership that is equipped with broad experience in governance to ensure stability and continuity.

“To sustain our democracy and preserve our unity, we need a steady hand and a passion for success in a nation that remains united to pursue prosperity for all Nigerians.

“It is this combination of experience and patriotic passion that I bring to the table. I have been in the political arena for 23 years.

“I have served at every level of government – local, state, and federal. I have served both as a political appointee and an elected official. I have served both as an executive – as Governor of Rivers State and as a legislator – as Speaker of the State House of Assembly,” he stated.

The minister added, “In these capacities, I did not just fill vacant posts. As a Speaker, I managed the legislative process during a difficult transition from military rule.

“As governor, I defeated mercantile militancy and restored security. As a minister, I can modestly claim to have justified the trust of Nigerians.

“Today, I stand as an aspirant to the position of President because of that same passion for people; that same drive for results.”