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Peter Obi, the 2023 presidential candidate for the Labour Party, has stated that if elected president in 2027, he would not name himself Minister of Petroleum.

The former governor of Anambra State emphasized that every ministry under his administration would have a substantive minister and pledged to obey the Constitution and the Federal Character concept in all appointments in an interview on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics.

Peter Obi, a prominent member of the recently established opposition alliance under the African Democratic Congress, ADC, criticized the present system, which was adopted by both President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Muhammadu Buhari, in which the incumbent also retains the petroleum portfolio.

“I will govern with the constitution of Nigeria. I will respect the Constitution of Nigeria. I will govern within the laws, the government will obey the law,” Obi said.

“I will do appointment by federal character. I will appoint competent persons with capacity and compassion for the good of Nigeria, people that are worthy of remuneration.

“So I’m not going to be Minister of Petroleum. Every ministry will have a substantive minister with competence, character, compassion and capacity to run that place.”

Obi listed security, education, healthcare, agriculture, and power as the top priorities for his future administration.

“Things that as President, I will have first hands reported to me on a daily basis or real time is number one, security of life and property of every Nigerian citizen.

“Number two is basic education of our children, 18 million people, it is more important for Nigeria to invest in education than oil.

“Nigeria’s population is a huge asset. I will make sure that I know everything that happens about the health of Nigerians, starting from primary healthcare, ensuring we increase insurance coverage with little pay.

“I will make sure that I know what happens with agricultural products, which will drive the foundation of our manufacturing. I want to know what power we are generating daily and distributed daily.

“And I want to look at the SMEs, the manufacturing, to ensure that they are properly supported with adequate interest rates,” he said.

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