On whose behalf did Peter Obi enter the one-term presidency pact?

Rather than the desperate pursuit of a willfully truncated presidency, would it not make more strategic sense for the South East to reintegrate itself into broader national coalitions, rebuild trust across regions, and either follow the path recently taken by the South West by securing the vice presidency under a strong coalition as a stepping stone to a full constitutional presidential tenure, or seek the presidency outright after achieving sufficient alignment within a winning national coalition? What exactly is the hurry?