2023: Strong Reasons Emerge on Why Peter Obi Is Yet to Release His Manifesto

2023: Strong Reasons Emerge on Why Peter Obi Is Yet to Release His Manifesto

  • Again, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi has denied releasing his manifesto ahead of the 2023 presidential election
  • Special adviser on public affairs to the former governor of Anambra state, Katch Ononuju made this known during a recent interview
  • Ononuju noted further that the manifesto in circulation is fake but Obi is taking his time and the one he has drafted will be introduced to the world soon

Earlier, Former Kogi Senator and Atiku Abubakar's campaign spokesperson, Dino Melaye dared Peter Obi to release his manifesto.

In reaction, Katch Ononuju, Special Adviser on public affairs to the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, said that there is nothing big in drafting manifesto, Daily Trust reported.

Ononuju, who stated this in an interview on Channels TV’s Sunrise Daily, however, noted that Obi and LP will soon come up with a manifesto.

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Peter Obi's adviser says his principal is yet to release his manifesto. Photo credit: Mr Peter Obi
Source: Twitter

The Labour Party Chieftain speaks on why Obi's manifesto is not out yet

According to the Labour Party chieftain, Obi is taking his time to carefully run through the plans he has for Nigerians, and his very careful with what he plans to drop soon.

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Also, Ononujumainatiend that the Obi is avoiding any form of copy and paste, as that is what other parties are good at, adding that the authentic manifesto would e out soon.

He said,

“We are fine-tuning, we already have our manifesto and we are also aware of plagiarism. We know these parties like to copy things like this.
“We are careful. The first thing we have done was to establish trust, the most important tool in leadership is trust.
“If these candidates were bank, which bank will you put your money in? We showed Peter Obi to be the presidential candidate Nigerians trusted.”

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Obi's manifesto in circulation is fake, Ononuju stated

Ononuju also said any version of the Obi’s manifesto in circulation is fake.

“Whatever you get in a while is not his (Obi’s), people could have seen different version of different things but the one my principal will introduce to the world will be the authentic manifesto. So there is nothing big about manifesto, we are doing things in different ways,” he added.

Why Peter Obi deserves my vote in 2023, analyst opens up, gives strong reason

A political analyst identified simply as Mr. Azubike Onyemenam has declared support for the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi.

The former coordinator of Justice for Development and Peace Centre (JDPC) revealed the real reason why most Nigerians are solidly backing the presidential ambition of the former governor of Anambra state.

In a chat with Legit.ng, he said:

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"I have listened to Obi speak and his responses towards the rebuilding of the nation is captivating.
"You can tell from his plans in recent conversations that he is indeed competent and will deliver if given the opportunity to lead Nigeria in 2023."

2023 presidency: 10 notable awards given to Peter Obi by different organisations

The 2023 presidential election is fast approaching and surprisingly, Peter Obi, former governor of Anambra state has become one of the leading candidates to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari.

Obi who has a large number of youths followers is contesting for the presidency on the platform of the Labour Party. He resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) after he discovered that things will not go in his favour at the primaries.

In this, report, Legit.ng presents to you some of the notable awards presented to the presidential candidate in the past.

Source: Legit.ng

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Esther Odili (Politics and Current Affairs Editor) Esther Odili is a journalist and a Politics/Current Affairs Editor at Legit.ng with 6+ years of experience. She Holds OND and HND in Mass Communication from the Nigerian Institue of Journalism (NIJ), where she was recognized as the best student in print journalism in 2018. Before joining Legit.ng, Esther has worked with other reputable media houses, such as the New Telegraph newspaper and Galaxy Television. In 2024, Esther obtained a certificate in advanced digital reporting from the Google News Initiative. Email: esther.odili@corp.legit.ng.