Seyi Makinde Qualified to Be Nigeria’s President Says Peter Obi

Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), has described Seyi Makinde, his counterpart in the Allied Peoples Movement (APM), as qualified to become Nigeria’s president.

In a report by Cable, Obi made the statement on Monday in Abuja during the unveiling of Makinde’s presidential campaign office ahead of the 2027 general elections.

The former Anambra State governor said Nigerians should be given the freedom to choose their preferred candidate, while calling on opposition parties to set aside their political differences and unite in their bid to “rescue Nigeria”.

“A Nigeria of unity and inclusion. We have a candidate who is contesting the presidency today: my dear brother Seyi Makinde. Is he qualified to be president? Yes,” Obi said.

“What we are doing today is to show you that, for us, we don’t have desperation. We want the people of Nigeria to make their choice. Whoever they choose, all of us will come together to build a new Nigeria.

“We can’t all continue the way we are going today. Our people are hungry. Our people are poor. Our people are insecure. Whoever wins, genuinely, from a free, fair and credible election, we all want to work together to save this country from collapse.”

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Obi said Nigeria’s political class should move away from confrontation and focus its energy on finding solutions to the problems facing citizens.

“We don’t want politics of quarrel, politics of disagreement. Let our quarrel be to feed our people. Let our quarrel be to pull our people out of poverty,” he said.

He said political leaders should work towards building a country where citizens can succeed regardless of their background or connections.

“We want a Nigeria where a child of nobody can be somebody without knowing anybody. That’s what we want. And all of us will work as a family. And I assure you that we remain united in our rescue for our dear country, Nigeria,” he added.

Makinde and Obi are among the opposition figures positioning themselves for the presidency ahead of the 2027 elections.

While Makinde is contesting on the platform of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM), Obi is the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC).

Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar is the candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), while President Bola Tinubu is seeking re-election for a second term under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC).