By Ogochukwu Isioma
The Forum of Economic Rights Activists (FERA) has criticized the Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, for allegedly attempting to manipulate Nigerians through what it described as “false claims.”
In a statement by its President, Dr. Moses Okino, the FERA expressed disappointment with Obi’s recent appearance on Arise Television’s Prime Time programme, where he reportedly made inaccurate statements about the current administration’s economic progress.
FERA argued that Obi’s criticism of the government’s reforms lacked substance, as he failed to offer viable alternatives.
The group also disputed Obi’s claim that corruption has not been adequately addressed, citing the removal of the petrol subsidy as a significant step in combating corruption.
The statement further accused Obi of attempting to rewrite his history as a governor, highlighting his alleged mistreatment of non-indigenous residents in Anambra State and his exclusionary policies.
FERA cautioned Nigerians against believing Obi’s “rants” and advised him to explore alternative means of seeking relevance ahead of the 2027 General Elections.
The group predicted that Obi would perform poorly in the upcoming elections due to his perceived dishonesty.
“The Forum of Economic Rights Activists (FERA) is however not surprised at Peter Obi’s posturing, which we believe is aimed at rewriting his history as the most terrible governor to
have presided over Anambra State,” the statement added.
“In case this itinerant politician has forgotten, he superintended the deportation of other ethnic nationals from Anambra State, he only offered
compensation to persons of his ethnic stock in the aftermath of a fire that ravaged a market in
the state, excluded persons from other south-eastern states from his state’s civil service, and
only patronized people of his denomination for government contracts.
“These anomalies constitute Peter Obi’s vision of what he wanted to do to Nigeria had the electorates been dumb enough to put him in the Presidential Villa.
“Our counsel to those who still believe the rants of the Labour Party’s candidate is for them to
step back and critically assess the situation.
“It then becomes obvious that Peter Obi is no longer able to brand himself as a businessman, having run his enterprises aground and neither can he be correctly described as a politician anymore since he has done his best to destroy the Labour Party – the late Doying Okupke gifted Nigerians the revelation that Peter Obi only
used the Labour Party as a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV), which goes to confirm that he would have simply used Nigeria as his ATM to revive his fledging fortunes.
“It is on this note that we caution Peter Obi to explore other options for seeking relevance ahead of the 2027 General Elections and stop his irresponsible attempt at revisionism, which has exposed his desperation.
“We tell him confidently that should any political party be careless enough to allocate him a presidential ticket for 2027, he would poll even lesser than he did in 2023 because Nigerians have seen through his lies.”
