Orji Kalu, senate chief whip, says if Nigerians make him president in 2023, he will build a 20th century economy.
According to The Sun, Kalu disclosed this on a programme at a radio station in Umuahia, Abia state capital, while speaking on his presidential ambition in 2023.
The former governor of the Abia state, says he is well equipped for the job.
“Yes, if you give me the presidency, why not, I will take. I am capable of doing the job,” he said.
“The problem is who is capable of doing the job. For now, I am focusing on my constituency; there is a lot of job to be done.
“If you give me opportunity, I will like to go back to the Senate for a second term, but if the people of Nigeria want me to be president, they will show the hand. I can do the job. I can build a 20th century economy for our people.”
Earlier on Tuesday, the senate chief whip said he would be elated to serve as the president of the , if the opportunity is afforded him by the electorate.
In December 2019, the Lagos federal high court convicted the chief whip of money laundering to the tune of N7.1 billion.
Kalu was released from the Kuje Correctional Centre in June after spending five months in prison.