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A 40-year-old Ibadan-based Muslim cleric has declared his intention to contest the 2023 presidential election.
Olasupo Afeez Akinola has vowed to succeed Buhari under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Declaring his intentions in Ibadan on Monday, Olasupo claimed that God directed him to contest.
He brought forward that Nigerians are in abject poverty, necessitating the emergence of a god-fearing leader.
Meanwhile, with this announcement, the Ibadan Cleric will be gunning for the APC ticket towards presidential hopefuls including former Lagos Governor Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu; Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, Ebonyi Governor Dave Umahi; Senator Rochas Okorocha; Kogi Governor Yahaya Bello and Transportation Minister Rotimi Amaechi, who have additionally declared their intentions
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