Presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, declared on Sunday that he will contest the 2027 presidential election.
He made the declaration on Sunday night while speaking during a live session on X Space, where he fielded questions from supporters both in Nigeria and abroad.
In a statement released on Monday by his spokesman, Ibrahim Umar of the Peter Obi Media Reach, Obi dismissed claims of a possible joint ticket with former Vice President Atiku Abubakar.
But the former Anambra governor said he is open to coalition talks, only if they are focused on addressing Nigeria’s core problems.
“If the coalition is not about stopping the killings in Benue, Zamfara, how to revive our economy, how to make our industries productive, how to put food on the tables of Nigerians… Count me out. Nigeria is currently at war. We need to do something about it,” Obi said.
According to him, he would honour any coalition agreement which could require that he serves a single term and hand over to the North in 2031.
Obi, again stressed that he is not desperate for power but more interested in character and integrity.
He also promised to stabilise Nigeria within two years of his administration and urged Nigerians to join him in the mission to rescue the nation.
Obi condemned President Bola Tinubu’s trip to St. Lucia, noting that, “St Lucia is about the size of the 10th largest city of Nigeria, Ilorin. President Tinubu has never slept a night in any state of Nigeria outside Lagos since the assumption of office in 2023. PBAT to stay in St Lucia for 10 days.”
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