The Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, has declared his intention to contest the 2023 presidential election on the platform of the All Progressive Congress.
Ngige while addressing his supporters in his hometown at Alor in Idemili North, Anambra State, on Tuesday also said President Muhammad Buhari and APC had not failed as many would like to say.
He said that the president worked with the resources available to him.
The minister said, “Some people will say this administration has failed, a government that built Enugu-Onitsha Expressway, Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway, restored Nigeria’s aviation industry, built railways and built many other landmark projects across the country cannot be called a failure. Buhari performed according to the resources available to him,” he said
Ngige assured that he would be president everybody would be proud of if given the opportunity to lead.
Speaking on his experiences he said that he has what it takes to become Nigeria’s next president, adding that his present position had broadened his horizons and exposed him to the reality of Nigeria.
According to him, as a minister, he resolved 1,383 labour disputes and took labour to the international arena.
He added, “If I become president of Nigeria I know what to do… I am not a local champion; I am an international man,”.
“I did well as the governor of Anambra State, as a senator and I am doing well as a minister.”
He said, “Today, I am declaring. I, Dr Chris Nwabueze Ngige, formerly declared that I am contesting for president of Nigeria.”