Former Lagos State governor and a national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has declared his intention to contest the office of the president in the 2023 election.

Speaking with newsmen, following a closed door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday, in Abuja, Tinubu stated “I’ve informed the President of my ambition. It’s been my life-long ambition. There’s nowhere in the world where a kingmaker cannot himself be king.”

The former governor also said to the newsmen that he plans to actualise his ambition under the umbrella of the ruling party, APC.

Tinubu said that he has always had the ambition to be president of Nigeria, and that with his track record of performance when he was governor of Lagos state, he clearly has the capacity to lead Nigeria.

Asked why he would not remain a kingmaker rather than seeking to be the king, he said there is nothing that stops a kingmaker from becoming the king unless he has committed murder.

“I answer that with a categorical yes. I’ve informed the President of my intention but I have not informed Nigerians yet. I’m still consulting. And I have no problem consulting. And I’ve noticed that a parameter of limitation to the extent of how many people will I consult,” he said.

“You will soon hear. All you want to hear is the categorical declaration. You’ve gotten that truth from me that I have informed Mr. President of my ambition,” he said.