Why Peter Obi proposed one-term presidency — Kenneth Okonkwo

Why Peter Obi proposed one-term presidency — Kenneth Okonkwo

 A member of the opposition coalition, Kenneth Okonkwo, has
suggested that the promise by a former presidential candidate of the Labour
Party, Mr Peter Obi, to serve for one term if elected as President is a
political strategy to curry favour from the North.

 

Okonkwo explained that Obi knows that if he does not make
the promise, he would lose votes from the northern region of the country.

 

The veteran actor turned politician stated this on Friday
while fielding questions on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily.

 

Okonkwo argued that any party serious about defeating an
incumbent must agree that its presidential candidate would serve for one term
so that no side will feel cheated.

 

“So I brought the theory as a way for any opposition party
to inspire Nigerians to know that each side will not lose when they make any
choice, whether north or south.

 

“So, it was even Atiku Abubakar that first of all said he
was going to do one term, then Peter Obi now keyed into it because he knows
that if he, as a younger person, does not make that promise, he loses the
entire North.

 

“So it’s purely a political strategy to say, ‘Look, I am not
going to cut the eight years. I’m not going to shortchange you. So if I am
elected, I will just do only four years to complete the eight years of the
South.’ So that’s just the whole idea about it,” he added.

 

 

Source: Why Peter Obi proposed one-term presidency — Kenneth Okonkwo

 - NigerianEye

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