By Kalu Nwokoro Idika
The former executive governor of Anambra State and business mogul, Peter Obi has declared that the decision of his party, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will determine if he will contest for the 2023 presidential election or not.
Obi stated this during an interview with Njenje Media.
The former vice presidential hopeful said though he has the capacity to turn around the fortunes of the country but will wait on the decision of the Peoples Democratic Party before he will officially declare his intention.
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. And I believe that the party owes it a duty to say what their stand is. If there 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”.
However, while affirming his commitment to building a better Nigeria, Obi urged Nigerians to choose a candidate who is competent and has integrity.
“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 conscience.”
He continued, “I have seen people here acquire what they don’t need. I saw it while I was serving, to fight corruption here, you need somebody who has integrity, who is not greedy, who has 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 per cent. And, “it is critical that you have somebody who is like that. It is not when people are acquiring lands, houses, everything they don’t need; they want to live a lifestyle that is far beyond the economy of Nigeria, far beyond their earnings, that is why the place is collapsing. That is why we have insecurity, that is why we have poverty. We need to manage the costs efficiently and these are the critical areas as you people know as you look for people who will govern the country in the future”, he noted.
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