Kenneth Okonkwo, a former chieftain of the Labour Party (LP), says Peter Obi’s promise to serve only one term if elected president in 2027 is a political strategy aimed at appealing to northern voters.
Obi, the 2023 presidential candidate of the LP, made the pledge in June.
Speaking on Channels Television’s ‘Sunrise Daily’ on Friday, Okonkwo, who served as spokesperson for Obi during the 2023 elections, said the one-term proposal was originally his idea.
He explained that the model was designed to allay fears of dominance from either side of the political divide.
“Ironically, this issue of one-term presidency, I was the one who propounded it as theory, saying any party that is serious to fight an incumbent must have to say whoever that’s going to contest must have to do one term, so no side would feel cheated,” he said.
“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.”
