2023: Reasons i rejected offer to be Peter Obi’s running mate-Mukhtar Shagari

• Mukhtar Shagari, the former Deputy Governor of Sokoto State, has said he did not see how the ambition of Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, for the 2023 general election, will materialise.

• According to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, chieftain, he declined offer to be Obi’s running mate because he didn’t see how he can win the presidential election.

Mukhtar Shagari, the former Deputy Governor of Sokoto State, has said he did not see how the ambition of Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, for the 2023 general election, will materialise.

According to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, chieftain, he declined offer to be Obi’s running mate because he didn’t see how he can win the presidential election.

Shagari said this when he appeared on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Tuesday, insisting that the Labour Party candidate stands no chance in the forthcoming polls.

“The Labour party contacted me and requested if I would like to be the Vice Presidential candidate to Peter Obi,” the PDP chieftain said.

“And I looked at the political scenario, what Labour party is, and decided that I cannot be the Vice Presidential candidate to Peter Obi.

“I do not see the path through which Peter Obi will win the election in this country.

“It is so clear that in areas in the South-East, and young people are shouting about him on social media – yes, it’s politics.

“But the truth of the matter is that there are two dominant parties in this country – APC and PDP. If you want to become President, I think you must belong to one of them.”

Peter Obi has emerged one of the top contenders for the Nigerian number one political seat with polls from different notable platforms tipping him to emerge President in 2023.

Obi is enjoying a wide range of support from Nigerians, especially the youths, both on social media and major streets in the country.