JUST IN: Peter Obi officially declares for President
NEWS DIGEST – Former governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi has officially declared his intention to run for President in 2023.
The PDP aspirant revealed this during his visit to Anambra State Traditional rulers on Thursday.
Part of the reasons for his visit to the traditional rulers is to request their blessing as he notified them of his goal to contest for the Presidential election in the 2023.
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“My job here is simple. It’s to inform you as my own fathers that I will be contesting, aspiring for the post of President of Nigeria,” he said.
Obi, a business man, had contested as Vice President in 2019 but his party, the Peoples Democratic Party lost the election to the outgoing President Muhammadu Buhari.
However, he has said that the next election would define the future of Nigeria.
He urged electorates to elect qualified, eligible and capable politicians who will deliver on their campaign promises.
He said, “This next election will determine the future of Nigeria. It will not go well with Nigerians if the election does not go well. Nigeria is more important than all of us, we must ensure that we build a better place for us all”.
