2027: I’m not desperate to be President, says Peter Obi

Labour Party Presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Mr. Peter Obi says he’s not desperate to be the president of Nigeria.
Obi came under fire a few days ago after he faulted the Federal Government’s timing and prioritisation of the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway project.

The opposition leader advised the government to concentrate on fixing bad roads across Nigeria instead of striving to construct a white elephant project like the major coastal road.

But some supporters of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) government criticized him on social media, saying he does not see anything good in what the current administration does because of his desperation to become the president in 2027.

Addressing newsmen in Abuja on Wednesday, April 24, 2024 Obi expressed his disappointment, stressing that some people often shy away from discussing pressing issues affecting the country.

He said: “We live in a system where public office holders and politicians are only seen during elections. I can tell you that it is an everyday job.

“I have said it several times that I am not desperate to become the president of Nigeria. But I am desperate to see the poor and less privileged Nigerians being pulled out of their difficult situation daily. “That is what I am desperate to see.”