Peter Obi Will Leave Any Party That Can’t Make Him Presidential Candidate – Ali Modu Sheriff

Former Borno State Governor and former national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Ali Modu Sheriff, has claimed that former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, will never remain in one political party because he is pursuing his personal political ambition.

Naija News reports that Sheriff made the remarks during an interview on Channels Television while speaking on Nigeria’s political situation and preparations ahead of the 2027 general election.

According to the former governor, Obi’s movement from one political platform to another is a deliberate decision linked to his desire to secure a presidential ticket whenever elections approach.

He said he had predicted this in an earlier appearance on the same television programme and believes Obi would continue changing parties whenever he could not achieve his political goal within a particular platform.

Sheriff also questioned Obi’s political approach, saying anyone seeking to govern Nigeria must put the country’s interest above regional or sectional considerations.

He argued that leadership at the national level requires commitment to the unity of the country rather than loyalty to a particular part of Nigeria.

He said: “People like [Obi] will never stay in one political party because he’s pursuing an agenda. If he cannot be a presidential candidate, he will move out. I told you this before.

“If you really wanted to succeed in Nigeria today, you don’t pursue an agenda of one section of a country.

“If I, as a Bornu indigene, will come out here and say that no, I only believe in Borno state, not in Nigeria, then I’m not fit to be a Nigerian, because this country our leaders have fought and we stood by them.”