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I’m not desperate to be President — Peter Obi
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the
last general election, Mr Peter Obi, on Tuesday, insisted that he was not
desperate to be Nigeria’s President, but that he desired the country to work.
Obi spoke in Abuja while reacting to his award as the
‘Leadership Politician of the Year 2023’ at the annual Leadership Conference
and Awards.
“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,” Obi said.
The former Anambra State governor also said 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.