{"id":72906,"date":"2025-08-12T12:12:33","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T12:12:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=72906"},"modified":"2025-08-12T12:12:33","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T12:12:33","slug":"i-am-not-chasing-political-power-but-concerned-about-nigerias-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2025\/08\/12\/i-am-not-chasing-political-power-but-concerned-about-nigerias-future\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;I am not chasing political power but concerned about Nigeria&#8217;s future&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Merciful Omoba<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Former presidential candidate Peter Obi has emphasized that his primary concern is Nigeria\u2019s future, not the pursuit of political power.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at a public event featured by Symfoni TV, Obi made clear that his ambition is not to become president at all costs but to foster genuine and lasting change in the country.<\/p>\n<p>Obi revealed that many people have asked him why he attended numerous prestigious schools.<\/p>\n<p>He explained that his motivation was to understand how those educated in such institutions think and why their countries function more effectively than Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>He sought to learn the secrets behind their success and apply those lessons to Nigeria\u2019s development.<\/p>\n<p>Sharing his personal experience, Obi noted that he currently lives in a society where things work as they should.<\/p>\n<p>This exposure has intensified his determination to see Nigeria improve.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, the goal is not about holding political office but about fixing the systemic issues plaguing the nation.<\/p>\n<p>He stated, &#8220;I am desperate to see Nigeria change. I live in a changed place and I tell people that. I live in a place that works. I&#8217;ve been to schools. People have asked me questions: &#8216;Peter, why did you go to all these schools?&#8217; I went because I wanted to know if those people who went there have different brains.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Obi\u2019s remarks reflect his commitment to transformative leadership focused on Nigeria\u2019s progress rather than personal political gain.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Merciful Omoba Former presidential candidate Peter Obi has emphasized that his primary concern is Nigeria\u2019s future, not the pursuit of political power. Speaking at a public event featured by Symfoni TV, Obi made clear that his ambition is not to become president at all costs but to foster genuine and lasting change in the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":72907,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[172],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-72906","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72906","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/33"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=72906"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72906\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":72908,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72906\/revisions\/72908"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/72907"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=72906"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=72906"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=72906"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}