Never again will anybody become Nigeria’s president through fake packaging – Obi

The presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi, says the era when someone can become a president in Nigeria through fake packaging is gone.

Obi spoke through his media office while responding to allegation by Dele Alake, a spokesman of the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, who said in an interview that the LP presidential candidate did not leave any legacy as Anambra State governor, compared to the APC candidate, who was former governor of Lagos State.

“The Obi-Datti tag team is in the market with their content which is resonating with Nigerians. Let Alake enter the stage and sell himself. Never again will anybody become Nigeria’s president through fake and unsubstantiated packaging,” the Labour Party standard bearer in the 2023 presidential election declared.

He expressed regret that Alake was among those Lagosians who believe Nigeria begins and ends in Lagos and may not have crossed the Niger in their lifetime.

According to him, what he did as Anambra governor had been in the public domain, noting that he won numerous awards, including “Governor of the Decade”.

The statement denied that Obi’s business was anchored on imports that destroyed the nation’s economy, adding that Obi was the only chief executive of his era with “the most investment of state funds that not only boosted the economy but also provided jobs.”

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It equally pointed out Obi’s education policy which has taken Anambra State from number 29 to 1 in the school certificate performance index.

“If Alake is current, he should not have celebrated Asiwaju’s role in democracy struggle because it has been diminished since it was revealed that he lobbied to be made a minister in late Sani Abacha’s government and only joined NADECO after he was rejected by the junta,” the statement added.

The media office agreed that Obi cannot be compared to Alake’s candidate, because he has an origin, his educational credentials are not in doubt and he is “whole and hearty and ready to face the challenge of leading Nigeria, the other candidate acts by proxy”.

According to the statement, “Alake’s man says it’s his turn to rule Nigeria, Obi says it’s the turn of Nigerians to take back their country.

“Indeed, there is no basis for comparison between the duo.

“We are in sympathy with these attack dogs that need to keep attacking the man they claim has no structure and is just a social media wave instead of selling their structured candidate. All they seek is to mention Obi to be able to trend.”