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Former Governor of Anambra State and Presidential aspirant, Peter Obi, has told critics that he is not desperate to become the president of Nigeria.
He made it crystal clear that his interest is to see Nigeria work for the teeming youths and other Nigerians facing hardship across the country.
He made his position on the 2023 Presidential election known in a statement on Friday night.
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) recalls that Peter dumped the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP on 25th May.
According to reports, he later joined the Labour Party on Friday, 27th May.
He maintained that the party is the right platform that aligns with his aspiration.
The former governor asserted that he had chosen a path that he considered to be in line with “our aspirations and my mantra of taking the country from consumption to production.”
The statement reads: “I thank all Nigerians, especially our youths who have joined me in the mission of taking back and reuniting Nigeria. This project is yours and for the future of your children. I am just a facilitator.
“Since I resigned from the PDP because of issues that are at variance with my persona and principles, I have consulted widely with various parties and personalities to ensure we do not complicate the route to our desired destination.
“For me, the process of achieving our goal is as fundamental as what one will do thereafter.
“Therefore, I have chosen a route that I consider to be in line with our aspirations and my mantra of taking the country from consumption to production; and that is the Labour Party which is synonymous with the people, workers, development, production, securing and uniting Nigerians as one family. I invite all Nigerians to join me in taking back our country. Be assured that I’ll never let you down.”
However, TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) had earlier reported that the former governor has likened his defection from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to the Labour Party (LP) to leaving a palace for a hut.