₦airaland Forum

Peter Obi, the liar, is exposed again

You're neither a Mandela nor a Lincoln or a Kennedy. You sound as if you have never held an elected office before. You sought re-election as Anambra Governor in 2010, and narrowly won courtesy of a divided opposition. Why didn't you walk away after only one term in office? 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?

givedemwotowoto:
But who’s paying attention to Onanuga except the Agbad0o that brought the story to nairaland and the mod that will push it to frontpage?

festacman:
Two things.

One, a typical Nigerian 2-term president actually do EFFECTIVE governance for four years out of eight because of reelection bid and succession shenanigans. Just like what is currently happening in Nigeria.

Two, any elected presidential candidate who moves into the Aso Rock Villa with well-researched, brainstormed and developed compendium of transformative policy ideas, vital reforms, programs, etc to solve critical national problems and boost economic activities will hit the ground running. And he would achieve a lot in four years.

Our bar is too low in Nigeria that since the return to democracy in 1999, we have had 26 years of slow motion governance with a lot of looting. We deserve better.

TimeManager:
It's too easy to dream, easier to fathom, like a child driving a car with his mouth. By the tangled system under which the country operates, you can't do anything by mere paper policy until you get in there and discover it takes more than empty promises. Soludo would have turned Anambra to Dubai by now or Otti would have payed off outstanding salaries, even increased civil servants salaries threefolds the old payments. They now understand better being on the hot seat, electioneering is a different kettle of fish.
The best way out is the constitutional process presently ongoing under the current administration. The President understands that a new constitution with the framework of a true federalism is the only panacea out of the status quo. And that's what the executive are determined to give to Nigerians very soon. Where every state can operate in a fair and equitable system.

-Kiss the truth!

Penguin2:
Onanuga the old foool!

Nothing warranted Peter Obi doing one term when he served as Anambra governor. There was no compelling reality.

Unlike now, someone from the south has done 4 years and Peter Obi is promising to serve out the remaining 4 years. That’s the difference.

Sometimes I wonder if these people are being deliberately mischievous or this is how shallow they are in understanding.🤦

givedemwotowoto:
But who’s paying attention to Onanuga except the Agbad0o that brought the story to nairaland and the mod that will push it to frontpage?

Racoon:
All I could see is a man trying in futility to demonize another man just because of the paronia of him better thant his criminal drug running ànd certificate forging master. Peter Obi is really giving APC terrible nightmares.

Burob:
Gringory Obi is.a typical example of an empty barrel will always purport to make the most noise, I will only do one term indeed, this man is just a desperate political hack machine.
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Racoon:
All I could see is a man trying in futility to demonize another man just because of the paronia of him better thant his criminal drug running ànd certificate forging master. Peter Obi is really giving APC terrible nightmares.

Kukutente23:
Obi goofed with his one term demand
It makes him sound desperate and has now opened the floor for agbadites to screech and bark at him
Even if he had such intent, it should have been tabled during talks around the primaries of ADC and not now that he's neither here nor there
If for example he wins the presidency on the altar of Labour and not ADC where he made the proposal, will he still keep to the Creed and do one term or will he declare the proposal irrelevant?
Obi should accept that his one term proposal will not be convincing to the north he intended the message for and quietly move away from it. If he continues on that trajectory like he's doing, he'll soon end up ridiculed.
In fact, he should stay away from that southern presidency palaver. It does not favor him in any way

festacman:
The truth to kiss is that none of the past presidents of Nigeria came prepared for the office. From
- Obasanjo who was recruited from prison unprepared by exiting military Junta
- to late Yar'adua who wanted to retire to a university campus to take of his health before being selfishly recruited by Obasanjo.
- to Jonathan who was a passive VP before the death of Yar'adua threw him forward,
- to Buhari who came with almost questionable intellect
- and to Tinubu who although coveted power for long. still came disappointingly unprepared.

By the way, it will be the biggest tragedy if Peter Obi along with his think tank hasn't by now developed a roadmap to solve Nigeria's numerous problems. I hope he does.

ngmgeek:
Onanuga is scared that Peter Obi is greater than anything he will ever be and that's why he relishes every opportunity to go toe to toe with him.

How I wish PO will shut him down by simply telling him that silence is the best answer for a fooool

Max24:
Very funny. Think thank! Who are members of Obis think tank? Is it Okonkwo or Aisha Yesufu or Dele Momodu or Charly boy or who? Or would he still be taking advice from the madman at Upper Iweke? Quality think tank indeed! Imagine Obi being the president and one madman being made a Senior Special Advisor.

TimeManager:
It's too easy to dream, easier to fathom, like a child driving a car with his mouth. By the tangled system under which the country operates, you can't do anything by mere paper policy until you get in there and discover it takes more than empty promises. Soludo would have turned Anambra to Dubai by now or Otti would have payed off outstanding salaries, even increased civil servants salaries threefolds the old payments. They now understand better being on the hot seat, electioneering is a different kettle of fish.
The best way out is the constitutional process presently ongoing under the current administration. The President understands that a new constitution with the framework of a true federalism is the only panacea out of the status quo. And that's what the executive are determined to give to Nigerians very soon. Where every state can operate in a fair and equitable system.

-Kiss the truth!

festacman:
Two things.

One, a typical Nigerian 2-term president actually do EFFECTIVE governance for four years out of eight because of reelection bid and succession shenanigans. Just like what is currently happening in Nigeria.

Two, any elected presidential candidate who moves into the Aso Rock Villa with well-researched, brainstormed and developed compendium of transformative policy ideas, vital reforms, programs, etc, to solve critical national problems and boost economic activities, will hit the ground running. And he would achieve a lot in four years.

Our bar has been too low in Nigeria since the return to democracy in 1999. We have had 26 years of slow motion governance with a lot of looting. There have been much empty talk about diversification of our economy with less progress. Most of the sectors of the economy are crying for review and modernization of processes. There is inexplicable fear about implementing Orasanye panel report to plug leakages in governance. It has been trial and error, knee-jerk policies and scattergun approach. We deserve better