The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi has said he is not desperate to be the President of Nigeria.
Obi said this while receiving the award as the 2023 Politician of the Year at a newspaper’s Annual Conference and Awards event in Abuja on Tuesday.
According to Obi, it was a shame for Ukraine, a war-torn country, to donate grains to Nigeria when Niger State alone can feed the whole of Africa.
Obi stated that he is only desperate to make Nigeria work, adding that Poverty should never be part of our lives especially in the North.
He said, “Let me thank the Leadership Newspaper for this event and the award. We’ve all heard from the keynote speaker.”
“For me, this award, I am grateful to the almighty God. If I have the opportunity, I will give my all to the country.”
“I am not desperate to be president, I am desperate to make Nigeria work,” Obi stated, while adding that young Nigerians should be productively engaged in order to eliminate poverty and crime.
“We have no reasons to be poor. Poverty should never be part of our lives especially in the North,” Obi said.
The former Anambra state Governor added that there is so much the nation can do if the right leadership is in place.
Join our twitter community :