Publisher Omoyele Sowore on Tuesday announced his intention to contest the presidential election in 2023.
Listing some of his plans during the declaration in Abuja, Mr Sowore said he would work towards getting Nigeria a new constitution.
Sowore revealed that he would run a socialist government focusing on workers’ welfare, free education, job creation, and pension reforms.
The publisher of Sahara Reporters had contested the presidential election in 2019 under the platform of the African Action Congress.
“Nigerian workers, a living wage is coming your way. What I am saying to you is that an N100,000 monthly minimum wage is too small (for Nigerian workers today),” he said.
“Nigerian students, help is coming your way because we will give you free and qualitative education with bursary, grants, and scholarships. To the unemployed young people of Nigeria, I can only promise you one thing – jobs. I am also going to reform the pension system.”
Sowore added that he would release all political detainees including the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu, and Yoruba Nation agitator Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho.
