Abiodun Durosinmi-Etti

Peter Obi's four years promises as an NDC flagbearer, and the contradictions. -He says public money must be used for the public good, whereas same Obi wanted money to be invested in the bank for profit. So which money will be used for public good then? -Obi promises to "dismantle bandit networks" if elected, but same person is happy to be mingling with the man who speaks up for bandits and defends their actions. -If elected he says he won't spend a single day or holiday outside Nigeria, because he wants to spend time with Nigerians. Meanwhile he has properties in the UK. Since he loves the country so much, why own properties abroad? -Obi says that anyone who is found guilty of corruption will face prosecution if elected, yet, same Obi is quick to jump in to defend politicians who are accused of serious corruptions and have ongoing cases, like Malami, El-Rufai and co. Even his own VP has corruption allegations. -He promised emergency interventions to upgrade teachers' welfare, coming from the same man that allowed teachers go on strikes over salary as a governor. -Obi promised to establish a "functional primary healthcare center" in every single ward across the country within his first TWO YEARS in office. Something he couldn't do in eight years as a governor. Anambra has just 21 LGA, and not all had a public hospital while he was a governor. Remember he ruled for 8 years. -He promised to serve only a single four-year term. Now what happens after, I guess he will hand over to Kwankwaso, thereby encouraging the godfatherism that is ruining this country. -He promised to generate and distribute 10,000 megawatts of electricity within four years. The question is, what stopped him from embarking on such a mega project as a governor to benefit Anambra people first? -He shows concern for displaced children who have no access to education, yet, he made education almost unaffordable for people schooling in Anambra during his tenure. Fees went up, significantly. -He is worried about mothers and children who faced limited access to basic healthcare, and yet, during his regime he failed to provide the same basic healthcare for mothers and children. -He wants to hold monthly town hall meetings with Nigerians and visit all 36 states every year. So why didn't he visit the local govts in Anambra State to know that Onitsha South didn't have a hospital in eight years? -He is promising to drastically reduce the high number of out-of-school children across Nigeria. Meanwhile back then he reportedly said that education isn't for the poor. -He wants to be involved in rescue operations and enter the bush if necessary, something he never did as an ordinary governor. -He wants to reinstate the petroleum fuel subsidy, after approving it Initally like other candidates. -He's pledgeing to take Nigeria from a consumption-driven economy to a productive one, yet, his wife wasn't seen carrying a Made in Nigeria luxury bag. Instead she's seen moving with a berkin. -Peter Obi also promised to support local farmers by establishing agro-processing facilities, whereas in his regime he's mostly known for the beer company investments. Why wasn't farmers the top prority then? Promising what he couldn't accomplish in eight years as a governor, that raises concerns.