Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 elections, says he will contest during the 2027 poll.
In a statement issued on Monday, Ibrahim Umar, the spokesperson of the Peter Obi media reach (POMR), said the former governor of Anambra would only serve a single term of four years if elected.
According to the statement, Obi said he has not joined any discussion concerning a joint ticket.
“I have not joined in any form of discussion on joint tickets, including with Atiku,” the statement reads.
“If there is any form of agreement that will restrict me to 4 years in office, I will comply with the agreement and be ready to leave office by 28th May, 2031.”
Obi noted that he is involved in coalition talks because of his desire to rescue the country from the drift by aligning with all patriotic Nigerians.
“If the coalition is not about stopping the killings in Benue, Zamfara, how to revive our economy, how to make our industries productive, how to put food on the tables of Nigerians… Count me out. Nigeria is currently at war. We need to do something about it,” he said.
“I will bring stability to Nigeria within two years in office. Leaders of Nigeria should sit down in Nigeria and fix Nigeria.”
Obi also criticised President Bola Tinubu’s travel schedule, noting that in nearly two years in office, he had not slept in any state.
“In 2 years, Tinubu has not spent one night in any state in Nigeria apart from Lagos, yet he is going to spend 8 nights in St Lucia, a place smaller than Ajegunle,” he said.
“St Lucia is about the size of the 10th largest city of Nigeria, Ilorin. President Tinubu has never slept a night in any state of Nigeria outside Lagos since the assumption of office in 2023. PBAT to stay in St Lucia for 10 days.”
