Nigeria, April 22 -- A UK-based Quantity Surveyor, Victor Ekunyan, on Tuesday, declared his intention to contest the 2027 presidential election on the platform of the People's Democratic Party (PDP), vowing to increase workers' minimum wage to N150,000 if elected.

Mr Ekunyan, who hails from Ise-Orun Local Government Area of Ekiti State, made the declaration on Tuesday in Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital, just as he unveiled a seven-point strategic agenda.

The surveyor said that he was determined to address the country's socio-economic crisis with a focus on sustainable development, institutional reforms and improved governance.

He stated that if elected, he would create 30 million jobs, free and compulsory education up to the tertiar...