Former Anambra State Governor, Peter Gregory Obi has stated his interest to contest the 2023 presidential election, if certain conditions go his way.

The PDP Vice-Presidential candidate in the 2019 Presidential polls posted this in a tweet on his official handle in response to clamor by some Nigerians that he run for the country’s top office.

He went further to clarify his stance in line with his party’s decision on what region of the country the position would be zoned to.
In his word, “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.

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 me”.

He further added, “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 cent.”