2023: Next president must unite Nigerians - Goodluck Jonathan tells Peter Obi

Former President Goodluck Jonathan told Labor Party, LP presidential candidate Peter Obi that whoever becomes the next president must work to unite the nation.

President Jonathan made the statement on Friday when Obi paid him a courtesy call at his home in Bayelsa State.

Obi was in the state to solicit support from locals in the 2023 presidential election.

The former president also said that Nigerians must believe in the unity of the nation to take it forward.

Speaking to his verified Twitter handle, he wrote: "Today I received in audience members of @NgLabour's Presidential Campaign Council led by its presidential candidate Mr Peter Obi.

“I reiterated that to move Nigeria forward we must all see it as our own country and believe in the unity of the nation.

“Whoever becomes the next president must work to unify the nation.

"I also stressed the need for a credible election and urged the Labor Party and all other parties and their supporters to run their campaigns peacefully."