Tunde Bakare, serving overseer of the Citadel Global Community Church, has declared his intention to run for president in 2023.
He declared his bid in Abuja yesterday.
Last week, Bakare procured the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential nomination form.
The presidential hopeful said he is committed to the realisation of a new Nigeria, as he categorised his agenda into four — namely peace, progress, prosperity and possibilities.
The lawyer said if elected president, he would triple Nigeria’s gross domestic product (GDP) to $1.5 trillion from the current $432.293 billion by 2030.
Bakare said with private sector partnership, he would reinvigorate the power sector, adding that his administration would generate more than 100,00MW by 2030.
He promised to build a 3000km super highway that would transform the country’s transportation system.
“We will rebuild Nigeria’s economy around six competitive geo-economic zones, triple Nigeria’s GDP to $1.5 trillion by the year 2030. We will industrialise Nigeria,” he said.
“Through public-private partnership, please hold me accountable for this, we will build a 10-lane 3,000km north-south super highway, which will be systematically linked to regional ways and subway feeding each geo-economic zone.
“We will execute a private sector driven electricity reform agenda that will see the generation of up to 100,000MW of on grid and off grid electricity by 2030.”
Bakare said he would vitalise the not-too-young-to-run act by establishing a youth presidential programe that would prepare young Nigerians for office.
He said his administration would be known for his intergenerational cabinet, adding that women would be given more than 35 per cent representation.
“The youth of Nigeria will no longer be left out of leadership in the country. My cabinet will be one of the most intergenerational in Nigeria history,” he said.
