‘Peter Obi not ready for presidency’
By Alao Abiodun On Aug 12, 2022


A former National Secretary of Labour Party, Dr. Kayode Ajulo, has said the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, is not prepared to rule the country.

Ajulo, a constitutional lawyer, said Obi’s choice of running mate may be another albatross with respect to his ambition.

The lawyer argued that Obi needs to put together a convincing and achievable manifesto rather than making unrealistic references to nations whose diverse beliefs and cultures are totally at variance with the country.

Ajulo, in a statement, said: “Obi’s manifesto is more of rhetorical analysis than viable plans to solve the myriad of problems (or even one of them) facing this country at this critical time.

“I have listened to Peter Obi at different times since he began his campaigns and I can say that he has not been able to convince discerning Nigerians of his readiness for the job for which he campaigns.

“All he has been saying is what should be done which is not alien to every Nigerian (after all, even the street hawker knows the problem with Nigeria) but has failed to advance any plan about his solutions to resolving those issues in concrete terms and how he intends to do them.

“Obi merely complains, which he and his uncritical followers mistake for a manifesto.

“It would seem that Obi did very little consultations with the northern critical stakeholders in determining the choice of his running mate.

“His running mate, Senator Batti Baba Ahmed is an intelligent and a good man, certainly qualified for the job of even the President but the present situation of the country is not only about looking good on one’s certificates or even in the bank.

“The challenge that has bred economic hardship in Nigeria even in the midst of our plenty should have been a major point of concern before picking his running mate.

“To me, that challenge is the state of insecurity in the country which has risen exponentially in the last decade. I honestly believe that that should be the first thing to consider because nothing can properly work amidst insecurity.”

He frowned at the strategy deployed by Obi’s supporters in marketing his ambition, adding that his years of experience in politics have taught him that mob actions do not translate to genuine support.

“Let me advise Peter Obi as a former National Secretary of the Labour Party. He needs to study the manifestos of the Labour Party to be able to design a well thought out plan.

“He should take a cue from the former Governor of Ondo State, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko, who defeated an already established structure of the then incumbent People’s Democratic Party in a keenly contested governorship election within three months of joining the Labour Party”


Ajulo is also of the view that Obi must be able to convince Nigerians that he is totally in control of at least six states outside of his own Anambra State before he can boast of winning the 2023 elections.

Bonesbreaker:
People self someone has been going from state to state, region to Region tell you that his plans ur saying he should write it out personal 4 u,nut been no dey ur head oh

“I have listened to Peter Obi at different times since he began his campaigns and I can say that he has not been able to convince discerning Nigerians of his readiness for the job for which he campaigns.

“All he has been saying is what should be done which is not alien to every Nigerian (after all, even the street hawker knows the problem with Nigeria) but has failed to advance any plan about his solutions to resolving those issues in concrete terms and how he intends to do them.

“Obi merely complains, which he and his uncritical followers mistake for a manifesto.

nairavsdollars:
This hungry lawyer that ate Osinbajo's money all in the name of Patriotic Lawyers something

Michelle70:
Peter Obi is not ready for presidency.

Na u come ready abi?
mtchew

Qtrpst4:
All these charge and bail lawyer sef

limeta:
Ye that's how they stay
Is your southern brother that will try bring you down
This same lawyer said nothing about Buhari in the past 7 years due to fear of fulani

CSTRR:
A lot of Nigerians are truly stupid.

Convincing manifesto?

You want him to pay some people to write up a long pages of documents that he does not even believe in.
You think that is difficult?

That is what atiku and tinubu did.

Instead of you to listen to what they believe in and can defend, you are looking for watery documents in the name of manifesto.

Which manifesto did Buhari fulfil as president?

Dsalvo:



You can insult him all you want but the fact is that intellectuals are not impressed with the foggy rhetoric of Obi.

If the most intelligent and technocratically brilliant in a society, i.e those who crystallize the opinion of others, are not impressed with your solution talk then perhaps it is because your solution talk is empty and unimpressive

Qtrpst4:



Intellectual my foot, how won't you call him an intellectual when he supports your drug baron. He should prove the nonsense he is talking about there. Nonsense and intellectual

Dangrace01:


Campaign never start

Peter Obi for president

Dsalvo:


He did not deny that Obi has been talking. More the nature of the talk, that he views as empty rhetoric, is the problem.

Dsalvo:


Good talk. Perhaps Obi should have waited and consulted well so he can impress, when campaign formally starts, rather than rush to seek attention and, centre stage, to then expose himself as unknowledgeable and unprepared.

Problem with Obi is that he talks too much. If you're going to be a talker in life then be sure of your facts otherwise you will quickly turn people off as an empty barrel.

Dsalvo:


Good talk. Perhaps Obi should have waited and consulted well so he can impress, when campaign formally starts, rather than rush to seek attention and, centre stage, to then expose himself as unknowledgeable and unprepared.

Problem with Obi is that he talks too much. If you're going to be a talker in life then be sure of your facts otherwise you will quickly turn people off as an empty barrel.

9Pluto:
Maybe he should start telling us tales by moonlight like APC did in 2014/2015.

Peter Obi and Tinubu are the only ones with real life experience in governance. Atiku has never held an executive position before and would only come and be learning on the job which Nigeria cannot afford now. As for Tinubu, he is full of empty promises with nothing to offer. Him and Buhari should first deliver on what they promised Nigerians before he dares to contest any elective position.

Dsalvo:
https://thenationonlineng.net/peter-obi-not-ready-for-presidency/

festacman:
I agree with Kayode Ajulo on this.

Peter Obi should lead the way by presenting practical roadmap to a new Nigeria. So far, apart from the youth support and his impressive theoritical analysis of the problems, he hasn't offered practical solution ideas for solving specific problems. What practical policy and program ideas that are different from the status quo does he have to move Nigeria from consumption to production?

For example, he said he will turn the arable lands in Northern Nigeria to produce crops and replace oil revenue but he hasn't said the practical steps he will take in achieving this. He hasn't said how he will overcome likely challenges like the power of state governors vis-a-vis land use law.

We need practical ideas for specific problems as a move-away from status quo of a generic manifesto.