Presidential Candidate, Labour Party in the 2023 elections, Mr Peter Obi, has dismissed media reports that he is looking forward to run for office in the 2027 presidential elections.

In a statement via his official Twitter handle, Obi, who is also a former governor of Anambra, also denied commenting on appointees of the Federal Government, regretting that Nigerian politics had sunken to the level where manipulation of the media space was now a trade.

The presidential candidate said he would not allow fake news to distract his focus for a new Nigeria which he insisted, was possible.

Obi added that for him, he would continue to speak on topical national issues via recognised news and media outfits but certainly would not concern himself with cheap distraction.