2023 Election
Amidst Reports Of Endorsement, Anyim Reveals Why He Is Proud Of Peter Obi

Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential aspirant, Anyim Pius Anyim, has commended the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, for changing the country’s political equation.
In a statement released to newsmen at the weekend, Anyim, a former Senate President, said Obi had become a factor in the political equation of the 2023 presidential election, saying, “I must state here and always that I am proud of His Excellency, Peter Obi for doing what I could not do.”
Recall that reports had emerged claiming that the former Senate President had resolved to back the presidential ambition of Peter Obi, a former Anambra State governor.
Speaking about Obi, Anyim said: “On the issue of His Excellency Peter Obi, the Labour Party presidential candidate, I am to say that I was in the PDP presidential primaries with him and others, and at some point, all of us from the South East met and resolved to work together, to ensure the zoning of the presidential position to South East and that whoever among us that got the ticket should be supported by others. When the zoning failed, Obi pulled out and joined LP while I continued to the end.
“To the credit of Obi, today, he has become a factor in the political equation of the 2023 presidential election. I must state here and always that I am proud of His Excellency Peter Obi for doing what I could not do.
“For me, Peter Obi winning or not should not be the issue, but rather his ability to bring LP from nowhere to a position of reckoning is a huge contribution to our political development. He has broken an age-long myth and should be seen as having immeasurably become a source of inspiration to the future generation of Nigerian politicians, and indeed, has taken his pride of place in the history of Nigerian politics.”
