Chairman, Nigeria Governors'Forum, NGF, and the presidential hopeful on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC Kayode Fayemi, said he is confident that whoever emerges the standard flag bearer of the Party, would be the next president of Nigeria come 2023.

Fayemi, the governor of Ekiti State, made this known while addressing Benue party delegates at Royal Choice, Makurdi on Saturday.

He urged delegates of the party to vote aspirants capable of bringing development and can also restore the hope of Nigerians, adding that whoever wins the forthcoming APC primaries would be President of Nigeria comes 2023.

Fayemi said, "Look at the mission of what I have presented to you. Don't look at how many million that we bring to he table but our commitment to democratic values and compassion; whoever wins the APC primary will be president of the country."

Speaking on his programme of activities, if elected President, he said, "One issue am going to invest my time if voted in (as President) is to focus on security challenges; by this, we will re-jig the entire security apparatus of the country by recruiting more personnel and train the existing ones.

"We will also need to improve on actionable intelligence and using satellite and growth technology to tackle security challenges.

"Poverty and inequality triggered insecurity. We need to address all these and improve social investment in the people. We should also manage our diversity together every Nigerian will have a sense of belonging."

He also warned that, "APC must take steps to address reward system in the party so that monkey will not be working and babbon be eating."