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[VIDEO] ‘Four-Year Presidency Is A Gamble,’ Okorocha Faults Obi’s One-Term Promise

29 October 2026

Former Imo State governor, Rochas Okorocha, has faulted the four-year presidency proposed by the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, describing it as a gamble. While drumming up support for President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid, the former lawmaker representing Imo West said Tinubu has done no wrong to any Igbo man.

Former Imo State governor, Rochas Okorocha, has faulted the four-year presidency proposed by the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, describing it as a gamble. Okorocha stated this during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Thursday. According to him, the South East must learn to be strategic in alliances. While drumming up support for President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid, the former lawmaker representing Imo West said Tinubu has done no wrong to any Igbo man. Watch the video below. <span data-mce-type="bookmark" style="display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;" class="mce_SELRES_start"></span>

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