2023- Zoning or No zoning I will run for presidency- Anyim

By Ruth Oginyi

Former Senate President, Sen. Anyim Pius Anyim Saturday said whether PDP zoned its presidential ticket to the southeast or not he will contest for the presidency come 2023.

Anyim spoke to journalists in Abuja over the weekend. 

The senator who also served as  Secretary to the Government of the Federation under Goodluck Johnathan told journalists that the PDP special national convention would signal the commencement of political activities in the party, thus the need to declare his interest.

According to Anyim, the national convention is going to be like a rebirth for the PDP,   a gathering of people who have recovered from a setback they had some years back. 

His words, “Posters 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.

“I felt that it was too early for such declarations to enable the present administration to concentrate on governance.

“Such calls resurfaced in the early part of 2021 and I choose to be quiet over the issue.

“We presently have less than 18 months to the next elections and I feel the time was ripe to indicate my interest.