You can never become Nigeria’s president, Lauretta Onochie tells Peter Obi

The immediate past chairman of the governing board, Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Lauretta Onochie, has stated that the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, will “never be declared” the president of Nigeria.

Onochie made the statement on Wednesday via her social media page.

Obi, on Wednesday, had asked President Bola Tinubu to reveal his true identity to Nigerians amidst his certificate saga at the Chicago State University.

Onochie, who Tinubu recently sacked as the NDDC boss, wrote: “Go home, Peter. You will never be declared president of our great nation.

Apart from the simple fact that you came a distant third, you don’t deserve to lead our nation. Your temperament and disposition are not the attributes needed to lead a diverse nation such as Nigeria.”

“You failed Anambra. You can’t even lead the south-east! Under your nose, the South-east became a war zone.

“A once vibrant economy built on hard work was destroyed. Lives and properties are ruined. Shelf your desperation. Your ambition is beyond what you deserve. It will never come to pass.”

Onochie criticised the former Anambra State governor’s media address on the identity of Tinubu, labelling the move as the “most idiotic request.”

On Obi’s request to Tinubu, the Delta-born politician stated:

“This is the most idiotic request, Nigerians have had the misfortune of hearing from one, whose advisers are people with mental health issues.

“How can you allow yourself to be used to question the identity of a man, who has been in the limelight since his youth?

“How can you come low to the level of your gullible followers to begin this late in the day, to question the identity of a man who was checked by our security operatives and cleared twice to govern the most successful and cosmopolitan state in Nigeria, Lagos?

“If you can come on national TV to question the identity of a man who was cleared by all our security operatives to become a Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, that’s enough justification and validation for your resounding rejection at the polls in 2023.”