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Peter Obi says Seyi Makinde is qualified to become Nigeria’s president

From Vanguard · () English

Translated from English and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

At a glance

News Named sources Context piece
  • Peter Obi endorsed Seyi Makinde’s qualifications for Nigeria’s presidency at the inauguration of Makinde’s 2027 campaign office in Abuja.
  • Obi called on opposition politicians to unite and urged Nigerians to choose freely in a credible election.
  • He said political leaders should work together after the vote to address hunger, poverty and the country’s problems.

Peter Obi declared Seyi Makinde qualified to become president of Nigeria as he inaugurated Makinde’s presidential campaign office in Abuja ahead of the 2027 election.

We want a Nigeria of unity, inclusion; we have a candidate who is contesting for President today, my dear brother Makinde. Is he qualified to be President? Yes, he is qualified.

· Peter ObiObi endorsed Makinde during the inauguration of Makinde’s presidential campaign office.

Obi, the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, described Makinde as his “dear brother” and urged Nigerians to choose their preferred candidate freely. He said the contest should not be driven by desperation, while opposition politicians should unite to rescue the country.

“What we are doing today, for us is not about desperation but we want Nigerians to make their choice,” Obi said. “All of us should come together to build a new Nigeria.” He added that whoever won through a free, fair and credible election should receive the support of the other political leaders.

Whoever wins genuinely from a free, fair, and credible election, we will all work together to save this country from collapse.

· Peter ObiHe called on political leaders to support the legitimate winner after the 2027 election.

Obi called for an end to confrontational politics and said political disagreements should focus instead on solving Nigerians’ problems. “Let our quarrel be to feed our people. Let our quarrel be to pull our people out of poverty,” he said.

Let our quarrel be to feed our people. Let our quarrel be to pull our people out of poverty.

· Peter ObiObi urged politicians to redirect disagreements toward addressing hunger and poverty.

He also called for a Nigeria where people could succeed regardless of their background or connections. Makinde is contesting on the Allied Peoples Movement platform, while Obi is running under the NDC. Other major candidates named in the article include Atiku Abubakar of the African Democratic Congress and President Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress.

We want a Nigeria where a child of nobody can be somebody without knowing anybody.

· Peter ObiHe described his vision of opportunity for Nigerians without privileged connections.
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Originally published by Vanguard in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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