The Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the
2023 election, Peter Obi, has assured his supporters that he will contest the
2027 general election on the platform of the LP.
He gave the assurance while speaking to a group of young
supporters in a 7-minute, 16-second video circulating on the party’s WhatsApp
platform on Saturday.
Obi explained to his audience that what appears to be an
internal crisis in the two dominant opposition political parties – the Labour
Party and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) – has the government’s imprint
written all over them.
In response to a question on which platform he intended to
contest the 2027 elections, Obi said, “I will still continue to run in the
Labour Party. I’m a member of the Labour Party.”
While answering another question from a youth who was
apparently disturbed about what appears to be Obi’s aloofness towards the LP’s
crisis, the former Anambra State Governor said, “What is happening in the
Labour Party and the PDP is caused by the government, quote me anywhere.
“We had a problem in our party before, in the past. Yar’Adua
was the president. I went to him then; he called the INEC Chairman (Prof.
Maurice Iwu) and told him I don’t want any problem in any party. We were forced
to fix it.”
“But today, in all the parties, there are problems; these
are deliberate problems caused by the system. These are some of the things I
want to clean up if I have the opportunity.
“Parties will function very well because you can’t have a
system working without a strong opposition.”
He charged Nigerians to take responsibility for ensuring
that their votes count because, even if agents are paid by political parties to
look after their interests, the ultimate decision about the people’s votes
counting rests with voters.
The LP standard bearer appealed to Nigerian youths and the
electorate not to be discouraged because positive change will also be resisted
by those who are beneficiaries of the old order.
He equally noted that, left to him, there should be a
retirement age for politicians seeking public office.
Obi said that by the time the 2027 election holds, he would
be 65 years old, adding that he would not want to be contesting for elections
in his 70s.
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Peter Obi says: “Today, in all the parties, there are problems; these are deliberate problems caused by the system. These are some of the things I want to clean up if I have the opportunity.”
ReplyDeleteMy response: Only fools—and your blindly loyal followers—will buy this excuse. You want to fix a nation of over 200 million people, yet you can’t even fix your own party of a few thousand members?
Leadership starts from within. You had the chance to build a party that reflects the change you preach, but instead, it’s plagued with internal crises and confusion.
If you can’t clean your own house, don’t ask to manage the entire estate. Tell that to the dogs—we’re not buying it.
Your fool.!shess is like a big in a mud that refuses to be clean. Your mumu never do.
DeleteYour statement (Peter Obi’s )about systemic problems in all political parties is nothing but a soft excuse cloaked in idealism. It is only fools who will continue to applaud such double-speak. If he truly represents change, then he should have started with his own political platform.
ReplyDeleteThe truth is simple: if you cannot fix a small party, you cannot fix a large country. His failure to instill discipline, order, and unity within his own camp speaks volumes. Leadership is proven in the little things.
Don’t wait to become president before you start fixing problems. That’s not leadership—it’s ambition in disguise. Nigerians deserve more than empty promises. Tell that to the dogs—we’re not buying it.
With 20k you receive from your slavemasters , I pity your children born and unborn for the calamity that will befall them because of your greed. Sh@me
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