By our reporter| Former Anambra state governor and presidential candidate on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Peter Obi, on Friday pledged to abide by the party’s decision on the zoning of the 2023 presidential ticket.
Obi, who made the pledge in a chat with reporters shortly after he appeared before the screening committee of the party in Abuja, described the screening process as “excellent”, adding that the committee consists of experienced party members.
“The party has the final say. I can’t have a thought,” he said while responding to questions on whether the PDP should zone the ticket to the South east.
“I’m a member of a party. If the party says this is where they want the party to go, if you are a member of an organisation, you respect that organisation. And that is why I said whatever we do, the most critical thing is, what do we do to pull Nigeria out of poverty and create a future for the teeming unemployed youths of Nigeria.
“We must change our polity and change what other nations are doing, and that is building a better nation for their people.
“We can’t go on round and round things that are yesterday. Let’s think about tomorrow. How can a great nation like Nigeria not do well? Simple, change it from consumption to production.”
Quizzed about his chances of emerging as the presidential candidate of the PDP, the former vice presidential candidate of the main opposition party in the last election, said the voting delegates will have to make that decision.
Obi said, “My chance are for the delegates to decide.”
“I am not going to impose myself on them; it’s for the delegates to reflect on the nation and decide what do we do to guarantee a future for our young ones.
“Whatever the party does, for me, it is to create a future for the teeming unemployed Nigerian youths, and pulling Nigeria out of hunger.”
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