Labour Party’s Presidential Flagbearer, Peter Obi has said that he is more qualified than the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
Obi said this during an interview in reaction to a statement by Tinubu’s running mate, Kashim Shettima that he does not have what it takes to govern Nigeria, and can only be president of Igbo nation.
According to Obi, Anybody can be more qualified than him but, he is qualified to run the affairs of the country.
He also said such statements should not be made by people who are in leadership position.
Part of his statement reads,
I’ve heard all sorts of things from people and some are statements that should not be made by people who are in leadership position. One of the presidential candidates once said a section of the country will not vote for me and now another one. Such statements, for me, debases the polity and questions the unity and the love we should have for each other.
INEC has stated the qualifications for contesting the elections which I’m sure I’ve fulfilled and I do not know the special qualification his principal, the APC candidate, possesses that I do not possess and I think I’m more qualified than his principal for that office. Is it age qualification? Is it education? Is it in terms of being an etrepreneur? I believe that anybody can be more qualified than me. But I’m qualified. His principal is a two-term governor, I am a two-term governor too. I’ve managed public resources comfortably and effectively to the best of my knowledge. I’m not saying other people didn’t do well. I’m not saying others are not qualified. But I’m saying that if we look at what we have been able to do in the past, I’m very very qualified to be the president of the country.
Unless there is another qualification unknown to law and the public. Such statements are statements that have made us bring people who are not competent and people who are not qualified to lead us and that is why we are where we are today.
