Farouq Aliyu, a former Minority Chief of the Home of Representatives, has described Peter Obi’s pledge to serve just one time period if elected president in 2027 as “mere rhetoric” and an indication of ignorance in regards to the complexities of governing Nigeria.
Talking throughout an look on Prime Time, a programme on Come up Tv on Wednesday, Aliyu criticised Obi’s one-term promise, suggesting the previous Anambra State governor lacks the nationwide governance expertise essential to make such commitments.
“Typically while you’re out of workplace or while you’re not within the place, you’d not know. To me, it’s simply rhetoric, and he’s additionally attempting to persuade folks,” Aliyu mentioned.
He argued that governing a state is basically totally different from main a rustic as massive and complicated as Nigeria.
“Obi is speaking out of ignorance. He doesn’t know. States are totally different from Nigeria. If you govern a small state, the horizon of a state governor is just not as large because the horizon of a president,” Aliyu said.
Obi, who was the Labour Occasion’s presidential candidate within the 2023 election, had not too long ago reiterated his willingness to serve a single time period if elected in 2027, saying he would use the chance to put the inspiration for a brand new Nigeria.
Aliyu additionally took a swipe on the opposition coalition, notably the African Democratic Congress (ADC), saying that whereas the people concerned are revered, they don’t pose a severe risk to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
“We respect them; we admire them as Nigerian leaders, however actually, they don’t threaten us. All of them are after us. So, we have to unfold our tentacles to verify we pour sand inside their gàárì,” he mentioned, utilizing a Nigerian idiom implying disruption of their plans.
Whereas acknowledging that some opposition figures provide constructive criticism, Aliyu maintained that their coalition is simply too fragmented to problem the APC’s dominance forward of the 2027 elections.
“Whether or not they’re going to give us a run for our cash, I don’t suppose so. It’s a conglomeration of presidential candidates. Nearly all leaders of that group wish to be president; sadly for them, just one particular person will be president,” he added.
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