The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general election, Peter Obi has insisted that he must be President of Nigeria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The former Anambra state governor had asserted during a book launch which has been written in his honour: \u2018Peter Obi: Many Voices, One Perspective\u2019, in Awka, Anambra State.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Obi, who is currently challenging outcome of February 25th general election in court. The declaration of which announced Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the winner. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meanwhile, Obi has said he is convinced in his spirit that he will be President.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Obi said: \u201cAnyone who thinks I\u2019m on transit is wasting his time. Let me tell you, I must be the president of this country. I\u2019m sure of that. If it is not today, it must be tomorrow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOther people who want to be, should come and tell us what they want to do, and how to do it. This is my country, I don\u2019t have dual citizenship. If anyone thinks I am going to run away from Nigeria, they are lying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI have three engagements in Anambra and Lagos today. I will be speaking in Lagos tonight. We will not leave Nigeria. I am not in a hurry to become the president, but I know it must happen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cFor three years I was in court in Anambra to reclaim my governorship, just to challenge the process. Many people tried to discourage me, but I said even if the entire four years tenure elapsed for us to prove a point and correct the process, I will be fulfilled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMy argument is that, let\u2019s do what is right. I always tell everyone that I will not give people money to do the wrong thing. I have been the chairman of a committee; TETFUND committee, and Prof Mahmood was my member. We know ourselves, but when he became INEC chairman, I have never met him. I told him, you\u2019re an umpire, just do what is right.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIf you have the chance to do the right thing, and you insist on perpetuating anarchy, then, it will consume everybody one day. I insist that we must do the right thing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI was in an event yesterday in Abuja, and it was World Food Organisation. I listened to report that stated that Nigeria will face intense hunger in years to come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt is Nigeria that will face hunger, not Peter Obi. The report listed Borno, Adamawa and Yobe as the states that will be worse hit, but those three states put together are five times larger in land mass of Israel, yet Egypt exports food, but Nigeria cannot feed itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSo we must cultivate a habit of doing the right thing. If we don\u2019t do the right thing, it will consume us some day.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
One of the editors of the book, Prof Chinyere Okunna in her remarks said the launching was geared towards raising funds for the financing of the matter before the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe believe in Obi. He is not a saint, but among all the people who contested to become president, none comes close to him in humility, education, love of the people, experience and knowledge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLitigation is a very capital intensive project and we want to support him through this launching. It was very clear that Obi won the election, but we want to call on the judiciary to be upright in their judgement and do the right thing,\u201d she said<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"