‘Possibility very slim’ – Peter Obi on contesting for president in 2031

The 2027 Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, statesmanlike candidate, Peter Obi has hinted connected wherefore helium mightiness not contention successful 2031.

Stressing that the anticipation is precise slim, Obi said the zoning statement betwixt the North and the South would play a large origin successful deciding if helium would contention successful 2031.

In an interrogation with media personality, Rufai Oseni, Obi explained that if the presidency goes to the North successful 2031, helium would beryllium 78-years-old erstwhile powerfulness volition instrumentality to the South, hence can’t tally again.

Asked if helium would tally for the presidency again if helium loses successful 2027, Obi said: “For me, it depends connected what happens. I don’t privation to accidental it due to the fact that radical mightiness deliberation that I’m saying it due to the fact that of immoderate people.

“You volition not judge it, this greeting a secondary schoolhouse lad asked maine a question this greeting ‘if you tally this time, volition you tally again?’ And I said no, helium asked why?

“I said due to the fact that if I don’t tally now, by the adjacent clip it comes, believing successful the zoning look it volition spell to the North and if it goes North successful 2031, by the clip it comes again to the South, I volition beryllium 78 years aged and I don’t deliberation I would beryllium doing this astatine th...