Nwafor Okafor
Obi recommends 60- 80 years for president, below 60 years for governor

The vice presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2019 general election, Mr Peter Obi, has recommended 60-80 years age range for the office of the president of the country.

The former Anambra State governor also said those vying for governor of a state should not exceed 60 years.

These were contained in a statement by his media aide, Valentine Obienyem while clarifying what Obi said in a campaign for the Anambra PDP governorship candidate in the November poll, Valentine Ozigbo.

The statement read in part," Obi, known for issue-based campaign in his speech at Aguata, Orumba North and South, and few other places, on Tuesday and Wednesday, pointed out numerous projects he did across the State, from roads through schools to security, and appealed to the people of these areas to vote for Mr. Ozigbo for possessing the capacity and youthful age to deliver.

"He also said that whilst the other two contestant have had opportunity to help their people and did nothing, that Ozigbo would be the clear difference.

"Obi said that the two out of three major contestants were over 60 years, while Mr Val Ozigbo is 50. He therefore concluded that Val possessed the ideal age for governorship at sub-national level, which he put between 40 and 60.

"Obi even went on to say that it was the experience garnered at that ( governorship) level that would contribute to the success of leadership at the presidential level, which he put at between 60 and 80 years.

“These things were so clearly said and on tape to be twisted by even those contesting election to create dissatisfaction among Val’s campaign team.Nigerians should not to be deceived", the statement added.

Bread label as certificate should be scrapped too

What a melancholy!

See him rotund cheeks.

as if age has anything to do with the sad state of affairs in Nigeria...

Obi the President of Alaigbo Republic

TonyRazor:
Nwafor Okafor
Obi recommends 60- 80 years for president, below 60 years for governor

The vice presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2019 general election, Mr Peter Obi, has recommended 60-80 years age range for the office of the president of the country.

The former Anambra State governor also said those vying for governor of a state should not exceed 60 years.

These were contained in a statement by his media aide, Valentine Obienyem while clarifying what Obi said in a campaign for the Anambra PDP governorship candidate in the November poll, Valentine Ozigbo.

The statement read in part," Obi, known for issue-based campaign in his speech at Aguata, Orumba North and South, and few other places, on Tuesday and Wednesday, pointed out numerous projects he did across the State, from roads through schools to security, and appealed to the people of these areas to vote for Mr. Ozigbo for possessing the capacity and youthful age to deliver.

"He also said that whilst the other two contestant have had opportunity to help their people and did nothing, that Ozigbo would be the clear difference.

"Obi said that the two out of three major contestants were over 60 years, while Mr Val Ozigbo is 50. He therefore concluded that Val possessed the ideal age for governorship at sub-national level, which he put between 40 and 60.

"Obi even went on to say that it was the experience garnered at that ( governorship) level that would contribute to the success of leadership at the presidential level, which he put at between 60 and 80 years.

“These things were so clearly said and on tape to be twisted by even those contesting election to create dissatisfaction among Val’s campaign team.Nigerians should not to be deceived", the statement added.

Moderator, this need to be moved to the Front Page please.
This would be interesting and educating.

One would have expected somebody as exposed and educated as Obi should have a civilised and reasonable mentality. Unfortunately, he is an average Nigerian politician and the world has known Nigerian politicians to have the most myopic and archaic point of view of what leadership and politics should be. The youths have taken over politics and leadership in most civilised societies of the world unlike Nigeria when the "quarter to go" oldies still hold away.

He has started again.

Begging for Atiku VP slot,

Obi is sick.

oz4real83:
One would have expected somebody as exposed and educated as Obi should have a civilised and reasonable mentality. Unfortunately, he is an average Nigerian politician and the world has known Nigerian politicians to have the most myopic and archaic point of view of what leadership and politics should be. The youths have taken over politics and leadership in most civilised societies of the world unlike Nigeria when the "quarter to go" oldies still hold away.

Let him be spewing trash.

analog

I love Peter Obi but I'd have to disagree on this one. Age range of 40-60 should be okay. Anything beyond 70 is too old and unacceptable. So Nigeria doesn't wind up with another senile old man incapable of critical thinking.