Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s nominee for president in the 2023 election, said on Friday (today) that he is not in a rush to lead Nigeria.
‘Peter Obi: Many Voices, One Perspective’ was launched today in Awka, the capital of Anambra State, and according to news sources, the former governor of Anambra State said as much.
Recall that Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the president-elect, and other presidential candidates are currently contesting INEC’s (the Independent National Electoral Commission) declaration that Tinubu won the election on February 25 in court.
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Obi, though, stated on Friday that he was not in a rush to succeed the African Giant’s current leader. Obi expressed certainty in his ability to become Nigeria’s president now or later.
He said: “Anyone who thinks I’m on transit is wasting his time. Let me tell you, I must be the president of this country. I’m sure of that. If it is not today, it must be tomorrow.
“Other people who want to be, should come and tell us what they want to do, and how to do it. This is my country, I don’t have dual citizenship. If anyone thinks I am going to run away from Nigeria, they are lying.
“I have three engagements in Anambra and Lagos today. I will be speaking in Lagos tonight. We will not leave Nigeria. I am not in a hurry to become the president, but I know it must happen.”
Obi revealed how he spent three years in Anambra’s courtroom fighting the court’s procedures in an effort to retrieve his governorship victory.
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Many people reportedly tried to dissuade him, but he assured them that even if his entire four-year term was spent only proving a point and improving the system, he would still be satisfied.
He added: “My argument is that, let’s do what is right. I always tell everyone that I will not give people money to do the wrong thing. I have been the chairman of a committee, TETFUND committee, and Prof Mahmood Yakubu was my member. We know ourselves, but when he became INEC chairman, I had never met him. I told him, you’re an umpire, just do what is right.
“If you have the chance to do the right thing, and you insist on perpetuating anarchy, then it will consume everybody one day. I insist that we must do the right thing.
“I was in an event yesterday in Abuja, and it was World Food Organisation. I listened to a report that stated that Nigeria will face intense hunger in years to come.
“It is Nigeria that will face hunger, not Peter Obi. The report listed Borno, Adamawa and Yobe as the states that will be worse hit, but those three states put together are five times larger in the land mass of Israel, yet Egypt exports food, but Nigeria cannot feed itself.”
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“So we must cultivate a habit of doing the right thing. If we don’t do the right thing, it will consume us someday,” the former Governor of Anambra said.
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