By Cajetan Mmuta, Awka
Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi, has declared that he will be President of Nigeria.
Obi spoke at the Book Presentation entitled ‘Peter Obi, Many Voices One Perspective’ held on Friday in Awka, Anambra State
He pointed out that he is neither desperate nor in a hurry to become President.
He said, “, In this journey, I am not in transit, and anybody who thinks that I am in transit is wasting his time because I must be President of Nigeria.”
“If it is not today, it will be tomorrow, and I am not in a hurry nor transit. This is because we must fix this country. After all, we live in it.”
“It is not about trying to have the next position. I am not desperate, and I am not worried. If anybody feels that Peter Obi is going to run away, no, no, no, because you are wasting your time.”
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Obi further said that he would respect the verdict of the Presidential Election Tribunal but would undoubtedly be the President of Nigeria.”
“We are in court now, and whatever the court’s decision, I will respect it. We are not going to riot, and I will appreciate it and after which we will continue, but I know that we are committed to getting to the destination, and we will get there.
Reacting to the relationship between him and the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof Yakubu Mahmoud, Obi explained that he has never Mahmoud since he became the Chairman.
He recalled that while governor of Anambra state, he headed the Committee on TET Fund for the Nigerian universities, on which Mahmoud was a member.
“That was the time we met, but since he became the Chairman of INEC, we have not met one-on-one. I told him earlier that he should do the right thing because he is the referee, and if you don’t do what is right, the anarchy in this country will consume all of us,” he said.
