Gumi, Sunday Igboho Will Listen To Me – Peter Obi

Presidential candidate of the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has said Yoruba nation agitator, Sunday Igboho, controversial Islamic cleric, Ahmad Gumi, and Biafra agitators will listen to him for negotiations.

Naija News reports that Peter Obi made this known during an interview on the Nevon HQ podcast, hosted by Nigerian journalist, Rufai Oseni.

Peter Obi said that if elected as Nigeria’s president, he would sit down to negotiate with agitators from different parts of the country.

He said, “When I’m elected, I will discuss with everybody. I’m not there to apportion blame on who is wrong or right.

“In solving this problem, I want to sit down with everybody and say, “let’s go this way”. As a president, I will sit down with people and talk and you will see it.

“I did it as governor, I brought people including traditional rulers and talked with them”.

Asked what he would do if Gumi and others fail to listen to him, Peter Obi added, “They will listen to me; they are in the problem. How can you call someone who is sick to come to the hospital and he says he won’t come”?

Meanwhile, Peter Obi has said his political ambition is not driven by desperation to occupy Nigeria’s highest office, but by his desire to see the country work for its citizens.

The former Labour Party presidential candidate said he was more concerned about solving Nigeria’s challenges than about seeking power for personal ambition.

Obi said his focus was on building a country where citizens, especially young people, could live productive lives.