Former Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha on Monday declared his intention to contest the presidential election in 2023.
Senator Okorocha (Imo West, APC) said he was against zoning of political offices in the All Progressives Congress (APC).
During his declaration in Abuja, the lawmaker appealed to party leaders to allow a level-playing field for candidates no matter their region.
He said, “I hear people talking about zoning, I’m not a candidate of zoning, I am a candidate of justice. Maybe the South-East has not been able to present their matter very well before the rest of Nigerians.
“I appeal to my party – APC, to allow a level-playing ground. And the South-East must know that power is not given, it is taken. You must reach out to people who you want to vote for you. But let justice reign.”
He promised that, if elected, to reunite the country; a challenge, he said, previous leaders have not been able to tackle head on.
Okorocha also promised free access to education, from basic to secondary school level.
