Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, the former Governor of Nigeria’s Central Bank, has said that he is not interested in contesting for president of Nigeria in the upcoming 2023 General Elections.
Sanusi put to rest the rumours from different quarters that he might be interested in occupying Aso Rock, when he spoke at a special 60th Birthday dinner, organized by the Nigeria Platform (NP) in Abuja on Sunday night.
The erstwhile Emir of Kano who was dethroned by the State Governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, maintained that if he had ever nursed the ambition of becoming Nigeria president, people would have known.
“I never hid the fact that my ambition was to be the Emir of Kano. In fact, I have never hidden my intentions about anything. So if I say I am not interested in politics, it is because I am not interested in politics,” Lamido said.
“If I wanted to go into politics, I will come out and say I am contesting for the President of Nigeria. I am a Nigerian. But I am not interested. This is because I hav’nt prepared myself for politics, amidst remarks my guests, suggesting that he would be supported if he showed interest in becoming Nigeria’s president.”
