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I Will Contest In The 2023 Presidential Election If......- Peter Obi Gives Condition | DETAILS

TAIYE AKINLOTAN

Feb 01, 2022

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Mr. Peter Gregory Obi, the former Governor of Anambra State, has stipulated the terms on which he will cast his hat into the presidential election in 2023.

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The PDP Vice-Presidential candidate for the 2019 Presidential elections indicated that while he is capable of turning around the country's fortunes, he will wait for the Peoples Democratic Party's choice before declaring his intention.

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As he puts it:

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"All the elections that I followed in the past, the party that I belong to today, the PDP made a pronunciation and took a stand. At least in 2019 when I was involved, where I can say Atiku graciously chose me as his running mate which I remain eternally grateful to him for, the party decided that the candidate should come from the North and that was what the party decided.

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And I believe that the party owes it a duty to say what their stand is. If their stand today is South, be rest assured I am aspiring, if they say North, I can't do otherwise or they chose the option that everybody is free, then, of course, you will be hearing from meÔÇØ.

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While reaffirming his commitment to constructing a better Nigeria, the former Governor charged everyone to vote for a candidate who is competent and, most importantly, has integrity.

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He continued;

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"What we are looking for in this country today are people of integrity, people of conscience, people who are less greedy. Educational qualification is not a measure of integrity; it doesn't guarantee that somebody is less greedy or that people have a conscience.

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I have seen people here acquire what they don't need. I saw it while I was serving, to fight corruption here, you need somebody who has integrity, who is not greedy, who has a conscience if you have that, fighting corruption is easy, because, if you who is in charge is not stealing, you will reduce stealing by 50 to 70 per centÔÇØ Obi said in an interview.

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