Former Presidential spokesperson, Dr. Doyin Okupe, on
Tuesday formally declared his intention to contest the 2023 presidential
election on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party.
He stated this in a statement issued by his media office,
titled, “2023: Doyin Okupe promises a government that prioritises the needs of
the poor as he officially declares presidential ambition.”
“I believe I have the knowledge, the requisite national political
experience and intellectual capacity and wisdom to halt the social and economic
decadence, insecurity and pervasive poverty that has nearly made living
meaningless in Nigeria.
“I want to run a government which for the first time will
make the life, wellbeing and safety of lives and properties especially of the
Poor and needy a major priority,” Okupe said.
He also promised that if given the mandate, he would
radically change and overhaul the budgeting process to be people oriented than
the fraudulent budgets we have run year in year out for the last 60 odd years.
He said 30 percent of national budget from 2023 under his
administration will be devoted fully towards social welfare of the Nigerian
people, noting, “The wealth of the nation will be enjoyed by the nationals not
multinationals, foreign contractors and elites in the country.”
The former presidential spokesperson announced a social
contract which he captioned ” My covenant with God and Nigerians”
The seven-point agenda are, Reset heal and reunite the
nation; make the poor and needy the priority of government; end insecurity in two years; and increase revenue
base with massive agricultural drive.
He also pledged to increase electricity generation to 30,000
megawatts in three years; drastically reduce youth unemployment and
re-engineer, revamp the national economy.
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