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A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Umar Sani, has stated that Peter Obi may not be able to fulfil his promise to serve only one term in office if elected as President of Nigeria due to pressure from his supporters.
Sani, who spoke during Tuesday’s edition of Channels Television’s The Morning Brief, argued that the promise may ultimately be out of Obi’s control.
The PDP chieftain added that he believes Peter Obi has every intention of fulfilling his one-term promise but apart from his supporters, if the Labour Party chieftain performs well in office, other Nigerians would also want him to contest for a second term.
“Now, Mr. Peter Obi could be very sincere, you know. After I made that comment, some other people followed up the comments, and some even went further to say that even if he went to the shrine to swear, they would not believe him.
“Some others said he’s just giving tales by moonlight, but by whatever way they are trying to address him, the issue I raised is not about Obi’s integrity but about how he panders to his supporters.
“Now we all know that his supporters will not agree [to the one term] because the Constitution says you are supposed to do two terms, and then you are giving promises for one term. Perhaps more importantly, if his performance in the first term is something to write home about, they will now urge him to continue.
“So there are so many obstacles to that promise. It is a promise made, but may not be a promise kept. So, the issue is not whether Obi will keep the promise; it’s whether they will allow him to keep the promise,” Sani said.
Jonathan Is The Best Alternative
Despite his belief in Obi’s integrity, Sani stated that former President Goodluck Jonathan is the best candidate the PDP can field for the 2027 elections.
According to him, the Jonathan option is in the interest of the northern region, as he can not do more than a single term of four years as a result of constitutional restrictions.
“So we are not looking at Jonathan from the promised angle. That has been resolved. The law has already taken care.
“He cannot do more than one term. So if he cannot do more than one term by the provisions of the law and the constitution, then the only thing remaining for him is to do that one term and go away,” he said.
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