The Presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the last election, Peter Obi, has said that the All Progressives Congress (APC) should have put forward Nigeria’s Vice President Yemi Osinbanjo as its presidential candidate for the 2023 elections, if indeed it had the nation’s interest at heart.
Osinbajo was among those who contested the party’s presidential primary which was won by Bola Tinubu, now President-elect.
Peter Obi while speaking on Tuesday at Dele Momodu’s London home during celebration of the Ovation Magazine publisher’s 63rd birthday, said he confronted and asked the ruling party why they did not field Osinbajo.
He said; “I’m interested to see Nigeria work, I don’t hide it; any day, anytime.
“I even confronted APC, asking why didn’t you bring Osinbajo, let’s have the place working for everybody, so that we have people who want to work for the country and are healthy and good,” Obi disclosed.
“The person the APC has brought out (Tinubu) might have been a great candidate 20 years ago. The country at this hour needs someone who can work round the clock,” Obi added.