By Abiola Olawale
It appears the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has subtly downplayed reports suggesting that former Vice President Atiku Abubakar reportedly offered him a vice-presidential slot in the proposed coalition against President Bola Ahmed Tinubu ahead of the 2027 General election.
This is as Obi asserted that he is only interested in a coalition that is against hunger, poverty, and what he described as the terrible state of healthcare and education in Nigeria.
Obi, who visited the Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Kubwa in Abuja on Monday, emphasised that he was not desperate for any position.
He asserted: “I am in a coalition against hunger, in coalition against poverty, coalition against bad state of health. Politics, for me, is not about position; it is about doing the right thing.
“In this country, we talk about politics and abandon what we should be talking about. What we should be talking about is how we are going to educate the children.”
This comes after reports emerged that Obi and Atiku reportedly engaged in closed-door talks in the United Kingdom.
It was reported that during the meeting, Atiku, who has been championing the proposed coalition, reportedly offered Obi a vice-presidential slot ahead of the 2027 elections.
According to the report, Atiku also proposed a single-term presidency deal, with Obi as his running mate.
