Peter Obi, chieftain of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), says he is not distracted by reports of a possible 2027 presidential bid from ex-President Goodluck Jonathan.
The former Anambra governor said his focus remains on
offering credible leadership to rebuild Nigeria.
Speaking on Tuesday night shortly after undergoing a
screening exercise by the NDC at the party’s national secretariat in Abuja, Obi
dismissed suggestions that he had emerged as a consensus presidential candidate
of the party, insisting the process was open, transparent, and democratic.
“How can it be based on consensus? The party opened up the
expression of interest forms for people to buy. I bought the form. As the party
said, I’m the only one who expressed interest. That’s it,” Obi said.
On increased chatter on Jonathan joining the presidential
race, Obi said democracy thrives when qualified citizens are free to offer
themselves for service.
“Democracy is about people offering themselves for service
and being voted for,” he said.
“I’m not in any way going around looking for who is
contesting. I’m concentrating on how to build a better Nigeria.”
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the
2023 poll commended the NDC for conducting a credible screening process chaired
by Sam Egwu, former governor of Ebonyi.
“At NDC, we are choosing to do things properly. When we say
there is going to be a screening, there is going to be a screening. That is
democracy in action,” he added.
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