The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has warned Nigerians against electing a sick person as the next president of the country in the forthcoming presidential election.

Obi described Nigeria as a sick country, saying a sick person should not be elected as the number one citizen in 2023.

The former governor of Anambra State enjoined Nigerians not to vote for any presidential candidate who cannot stand for 30 minutes.

He said this at his alma mater, the University of Nigeria (UNN), Nsukka, Enugu State on Thursday.

Speaking in an interaction with the UNN business School students and officials of the institution, Obi said: “This country is sick and should not be handed over to a sick person.

“I am not saying that anyone is sick. We have been here for over two hours, we don’t want people who can’t stand for 30 minutes.”

The LP presidential candidate said Nigerians should look out for character and trust in the 2023 general election to avoid plunging the country into “further mess”.

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Obi stressed that the identity of whoever wants to lead Nigeria must be thoroughly examined with nothing to hide.

“In United States during election, they go for debates; somebody once asked Barack Obama questions that are personal and he answered.

“But here in Nigeria, somebody wants to contest election, we don’t know his real age, we don’t know his name, we don’t know the schools he attended. Nobody knows his real identity and he is pushing to lead everybody.

“My name is Peter Obi, I can say I went to CKC, went to University of Nigeria, Nsukka. Both the VC today, the DVC today, these are my school mates. We came into university the same year and left the same year.

“The people I went to school with, I can see them here today; my seniors and my juniors. How come we now have people who do not have classmates. This is very important,” the former governor added.

The LP presidential standard-bearer said everyone cannot have a formal education but their record must be straight.

“Afe Babalola once told me he never had the opportunity of going to a formal school. There is nothing wrong in that. There are so many people who have done well in life and never went to formal school,” Obi stressed.

Speaking on corruption, Obi said: “If you said you will fight corruption, let’s go to the road you have passed and see what is remaining there after you left.”

He reiterated his earlier position that “this year’s election must be based on competence as it requires physical and mental energy, not a retirement job.”

The Star