BOSTON, Jumada Al-Awwal 17, 1432 H / April 21, 2011, SPA -- Self-made millionaire and former two-term New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson said on Thursday he will seek the Republican nomination for U.S. president in 2012, Reuters reported. Johnson, 58, made the announcement on the steps of the New Hampshire State House in Concord. New Hampshire holds an important early contest in the race for the Republican nomination. "I have the qualifications, the ability and the know-how to do the job. I also have a track record," Johnson said. Johnson is considered a long-shot candidate to win his party's nomination to challenge President Barack Obama, a Democrat who has announced he is running for re-election. -- SPA 18:30 LOCAL TIME 15:30 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/885750