Dr. Chris Ngige, minister of labour and employment, and presidential hopeful, has assured that he will make noticeable impact within two years if elected president in 2023.
This is even as the minister has thus far failed to resolve the lingering strike action embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).
wants a shot at the Presidency even as the
ASUU had embarked on strike more than months ago to press for increased funding of universities among other issues.
Speaking on Channels TV on Thursday, Ngige said he is a round peg in a round hole, and assured that Nigerians would see the effect of his governance in two years.
“If my party gives me the ticket, many Nigerians know that Chris Ngige is the round peg for the round hole of Nigeria. I will fit in, and in two years, only two years, you would see the effect of my governance,” he said.
He noted that while the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is the major challenger against his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), he is confident that the ruling party will win the 2023 polls.
According to him, the APC has been winning most of the bye-elections across the country, saying it is an indication that it is the party to beat in the next general elections.
“Have you looked at the INEC bye-elections results in the last 18 months? My party is constantly winning elections because the people know. Don’t think that these people you see in the rural areas don’t know what is going on in the country. They know,” he said.
“PDP is our main challenger but we shall win them. They have always been challenging us,” the former governor maintained.
The minister said he has the qualities to lead Nigeria, recalling his years of public service. As far as he is concerned, his loyalty to the ruling party is also a critical factor that puts him in good stead to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari.
“If you look at it, I am a two-time minister which means I started with the administration in 2015 and then.”