The former governor of Anambra State, Peter Gregory Obi, has formally announced his interest to contest the 2023 presidential election. He said he would run for the position on the condition that the Peoples Democratic Party zones its ticket to the South or allows all interested aspirants to contest.
This news was contained in a statement released by Val Obienyem, his media aide as well as in a tweet he sent out on Monday.
In his words: “All the elections that I followed in the past, the party that I belong to today, the PDP made a pronunciation and took a stand. At least in 2019 when I was involved, where I can say Atiku graciously chose me as his running mate which I remain eternally grateful to him for, the party decided that the candidate should come from the North and that was what the party decided.”
He reaffirmed his decision to stand by PDP’s zoning structure saying that, “if their stand today is South, be rest assured I am aspiring, if they say North, I can’t do otherwise or they chose the option that everybody is free, then, of course, you will be hearing from me”.
Furthermore, Peter Obi advised Nigerians to vote for a candidate who has integrity and shows competency.
“What we are looking for in this country today are people of integrity, people of conscience, people who are less greedy. Educational qualification is not a measure of integrity; it doesn’t guarantee that somebody is less greedy or that people have a conscience.”
“…you need somebody who has integrity, who is not greedy, who has a conscience if you have that, fighting corruption is easy, because, if you who is in charge is not stealing, you will reduce stealing by 50 to 70 percent.”
