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Former Ogun state governor and Senator representing Ogun Central District, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, on Thursday in Abuja, said his administration will prioritise human security as a fundamental principle to national security and economic development.
He argued that, by addressing security and economic development, Nigeria would be better positioned to confront the root cause of the rampant killings, kidnapping and violence nationwide.
Amosun said this on Thursday while officially declaring his intention to vie for the Presidential ticket on the platform of the All Progressives Congress in this month’s primaries.
The ceremony which held at Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Centre comes amidst a series of declarations by other presidential aspirants including former Akwa Ibom State Governor, Godswill Akpabio, former Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole and Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi, who was present at the event.
While commending the Buhari regime for its “achievements in the last eight years”, Amosun said he is in the race to “consolidate on the ongoing processes by broadening and deepening, and where necessary, rebuilding the all-encompassing, coherent and comprehensive security structure to confront the numerous security challenges facing the country.”
According to him, “Today, I am formally announcing my candidacy for the Presidential ticket of our great party, the All Progressives Congress and the Presidency of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
“I do so conscious of the immensity of the tasks that lie ahead in our country and the magnitude of the sacrifices that anybody who wishes to lead our country into the next phase must make.
“This is to honour a historic call and duty to lead the next phase of our collective journey to national glory. It is a duty to re-energise our faith in the future of this country even in the face of the threats to our national sovereignty by insurgents and terrorists; a duty to renew hope in our collective destiny even in the light of some doubts expressed and mobilised in some quaters about our shared fate.”