The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, Peter Obi, has explained why he cannot step down for former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, who is also seeking the presidency on the platform of the African Democratic Congress.
Obi said the issue is no longer about individual candidates, but about the political parties involved, as both he and Atiku are candidates of different parties.
He made the clarification during an interview with Arise Television on Thursday.
Asked if he would step down for Atiku, Obi said: “Where we are now is that I’m a candidate, my leader Atiku is a candidate of another party, so you are talking about two parties coming together; it’s no longer me or him as you are now talking about parties coming together.”
Obi and Atiku contested the 2019 presidential election under the Peoples Democratic Party, but lost to Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress.
Ahead of 2027, there have been calls for Obi to team up with Atiku again, including suggestions that he could become Atiku’s running mate. Obi, however, has denied rejecting any such offer.
He said: “i wasn’t even in any party where that offer was on the table. I wasn’t even in a position where it was being offered and I refused.”
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