Former Anambra State Governor and Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate Peter Obi has described Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde as qualified to become Nigeria’s president.
Obi spoke on Monday in Abuja at the unveiling of Makinde’s presidential campaign office ahead of the 2027 general elections.
While acknowledging Makinde’s presidential ambition under the Allied Peoples Movement (APM), Obi urged Nigerians to freely choose their preferred candidate at the polls.
“A Nigeria of unity and inclusion. We have a candidate who is contesting the presidency today: my dear brother Seyi Makinde. Is he qualified to be president? Yes,” Obi said.
The NDC presidential candidate also urged opposition politicians to set aside their differences and focus on addressing the country’s most pressing challenges, including poverty, hunger and insecurity.
“We can’t all continue the way we are going today. Our people are hungry. Our people are poor. Our people are insecure,” he said.
Obi called for a political system in which leaders prioritise improving citizens’ welfare rather than engaging in political disputes.
“We don’t want politics of quarrel, politics of disagreement. Let our quarrel be to feed our people. Let our quarrel be to pull our people out of poverty,” he added.
Makinde and Obi are among several opposition figures expected to contest the 2027 presidential election.
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