The Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), in the 2023 election, Mr. Peter Obi, has reiterated his determination to contest the 2027 polls noting that he was eminently qualified for the office.

Obi said this in an interview on a political programme, Sunday Politics, on Channels Television, on Sunday.

He said, “I’m going to contest for the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, and I believe I am qualified for it.”

In response to a question whether he was considering becoming the running mate to Atiku, in the 2027 election, Obi who played a similar role in the 2019 election said, “This is not in play; nobody has ever discussed that. People assume so many things. Nobody has ever discussed with me whether I am going to be A or B or C.”

The former Anambra State governor equally dispelled speculations that he had left the Labour Party following his open support for the coalition which has adopted the African Democratic Congress (ADC).

He said, “I am part of the coalition which will be able to produce a president with the capacity and compassion to save this country.”

Asked why he was in a coalition with persons who were known to have played key roles in previous failed administrations, Obi explained that their experience would be required to prevent the government he intends to form from failing.

He said, “In fact even some who have been in that government, their experience is critical.

“I can tell you one of the major companies in the world hired two people who have worked in failed companies because they can tell you why they failed.

“You need the experience of those who have failed and those who have succeeded to move on, and I need everyone.

“ It is a critical experience because they know what can fail a system and they know what was wrong with the system.”