Former Governor of Imo State and Presidental aspirant under the All Progressive Congress, APC, Rochas Okorocha, said he be running for the office of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Okorocha stated this while briefing Journalists after a closed-door meeting with the APC National Chairman, Abdullahi Adamu at the party’s National Secretariat on Tuesday.
He said that what is paramount now ahead of the 2023 Presidental elections is to understand the mood of the nation, which he said is more important.
According to him, aspiration and vision are two different things adding that Nigerians should be able to distinguish between the two .
Okorocha stated that aspiration without vision is a waste of time.
“I have told the whole world and Nigerians that I will be running for the office of the president of the federal Republic of Nigeria and I’m still in it.
“What is important at this stage is for all of us Nigerians to understand the mood of the nation which is very important.
“Aspiration is one thing yet vision is another thing. I think Nigerians should be able to separate aspiration, ambition from vision. If you have ambition without vision, you will be wasting time.
“You will contribute nothing but if you have vision then it is appropriate that you should lead the people because where there is no vision the people perish.” Okorocha stated.
He disclosed that 2023, is not about aspirations and ambition but what one is bringing to the table adding that what is appropriate now was for Nigerians to take a second look at vision not ambition, because everyone can have ambition but not everyone has the vision to move this nation forward.
“So I think 2023 has more to do about vision and what people are bringing from the table especially given the mood of the election rather than circumstances, situations which has been pointed out to us by the happenings.
“I think it is always appropriate that Nigerians should take a second look at vision not ambition because definitely everyone can have ambition but not everyone has the vision to move this nation forward.”