The Presidency has weighed in on Peter Obi’s promise to serve one term in office alleging that the opposition leader should not be believed on account of his alleged failures to deliver on past promises.
The Presidency’s assertions articulated by Bayo Onanuga followed Peter Obi’s pledge to serve only one term should he be elected in 2027 in apparent obedience to the North-South power rotation undercurrents.
MJConcept TV News reports that Governor Chukwuma Soludo had at the weekend raised a national outrage when without mentioning Obi by name claimed that anyone promising to serve one term should be taken to a psychiatric hospital.
Weighing in on the brouhaha, the Presidency while questioning Peter Obi’s claim on serving only one term vide a post by Onanuga, said:
Meanwhile after serving two terms, did Anambra look like a state that has been transformed? If you couldn’t transform a small Anambra after 8 years, is there a guarantee that you’ll do anything significant under 4 years as President of a complex and complicated Nigeria?
You talk about keeping your promises or your vow being your bond, but you and I know that’s not true. You have broken previous promises and usually lie with reckless abandon, sometimes needlessly.
For example, you said you won’t leave APGA but you left (the reason for your exit is immaterial because if we’re to make allowance for excuses, you’ll definitely have an excuse to break your one-term vow). You talk about trust, but how do you expect people to trust someone who can’t keep a simple promise not to leave a political party?
Peter Obi was yet to respond to Bayo Onanuga or the Presidency over his stance on one term.