2027: Makinde Is Qualified To Be President — Obi

The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, on Monday declared that the presidential candidate of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM), Seyi Makinde, is qualified to be the President of Nigeria.

Obi made the remark during the inauguration of Makinde’s presidential campaign office in Abuja.

He expressed his readiness to work with any presidential candidate who wins the 2027 election ‘genuinely’.

“We want a Nigeria of unity, inclusion; we have a candidate who is contesting for President today, my dear brother Makinde. Is he qualified to be President? Yes, he is qualified.

“What we are doing today, for us is not about desperation but we want Nigerians to make their choice. All of us should come together to build a new Nigeria. We can’t continue the way we are going, our people are hungry and poor.

“Whoever wins genuinely from a free, fair, and credible election, we will all work together to save this country from collapse,” Obi said.

The NDC presidential candidate also called for unity among politicians.

“That’s why I’m here to show solidarity and assure you that we are changing the system, we don’t want politics of quarrel, politics of disagreement. Let our quarrel be to feed our people, we want a Nigeria where the child of nobody can be somebody without knowing anybody.”

The event was attended by prominent leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) loyal to the Kabiru Tanimu Turaki faction, as well as other political figures.

Among those present were Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed; former Niger State Governor, Babangida Aliyu; and the APM vice-presidential candidate, Lawal Daura, among others.