The pushback from the likes of Anambra State Governor, Charles Soludo, on declaration by Peter Obi that he would spend one term in office if elected president in 2027 has elicited response from the former Labour Party presidential candidate.
“How can anybody with a functioning brain say that? Do you think you’re speaking to fools? You come to people and say you will do only one term.
“Any politician who says that must be sent to a psychiatric home because the person must have some mental problem,” Soludo had said in response to Obi’s one-term statement.
The governor’s remark and those others with the same sentiment have now prompted a reaction from the former Anambra governor.
Responding via a statement he released, Obi said those critical of his stance are using their values to judge him.
“Recently, I became aware of two statements aimed, albeit indirectly, at my vow to serve only a single four-year term.
“One person remarked that even if I swore by a shrine, I still wouldn’t be believed.
“Another suggested that anyone talking about doing only one term should undergo psychiatric evaluation.
“I understand the basis of their scepticism. They are judging me by their own standards, where political promises are made to be broken.
“But they forget, or perhaps choose to ignore, that Peter Obi is not cut from that cloth. I have a verifiable track record that speaks louder than speculation,” he said.
