Our reporter/ Labour Party Presidential Candidate in the 2023 general election, Peter Obi on Sunday confirmed that he will contest for the office of the President in 2027.
The former Anambra State governor gave the confirmation while dismissing rumours that he will be running mate for Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in an interview on Channels Television Sunday Politics programme.
“I’m going to contest for the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, and I believe I am qualified for it,” Obi said
When asked whether he was considering becoming the running mate to Atiku, in the 2027 election, Obi said, “This is not in play; nobody has ever discussed that. People assume so many things. Nobody has ever discussed with me whether I am going to be A or B or C.”
The Labour Party chieftain stressed that he remain a vibrant member of the Labour Party though he is an active member of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) coalition adopted by the opposition to unseat President Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who is eyeing a second term of four years in office in 2027.
“I am part of the coalition which will be able to produce a president with the capacity and compassion to save this country,” he said.
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