Peter Obi, the presidential candidate for the Labour Party (LP), claims he is more competent than Bola Tinubu, the leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
In an interview with Vanguard, he made the proclamation in response to a statement made by Kashim Shettima, Tinubu’s running mate.
Obi can only be president of Igboland, according to the APC vice presidential candidate, who previously claimed he lacked the qualifications to lead Nigeria.
The previous governor of Anambra responded by saying;
“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 entrepreneur? I believe that anybody can be more qualified than me. But I’m qualified.”
BTL Blogger: Augustine Emmanuel
