Obi: 2027 must be about saving Nigeria together

Tony Okoh, Uyo

Former Governor of Anambra state and 2023 Presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi, has said the 2027 general election must be driven by a collective national resolve to rebuild the country, stressing that the task of national recovery cannot be left to one individual or political group alone.

He urged citizens to work together to restore good governance, strengthen democratic institutions, and prioritise policies that improve the welfare of the people, insisting that the next election should focus on the future of Nigeria rather than personal or sectional interests.

Obi further said that “Operation Rescue Nigeria” is not for him as an individual but for the collective destiny of future generations of Nigerians who will suffer the consequences of what he described as ” bad governance” going on in the country for decades.

” The current administration has collected more loans than every other administration, and most of these loans will be repaid from 2045 and 2050 when most of the people who plunged the country into this indebtedness are no more”, he added.

The former Governor who spoke yesterday in Uyo at the OBIDIENT Conference and Official Declaration for African Democratic Congress (ADC) with the theme, Activating the PO Effect in ADC” warned that rigging of elections will not be tolerated during the 2027 election.

According to him, Nigeria must get it right in 2027; election results must be transmitted online in real time and whoever fails to transmit results will be held accountable.

He added, ” Democracy must work, I left Labour Party when I got informed that as long as I remain in the party, INEC will not recognize its leadership, that the federal government don’t want me on ballot paper, but I want to assure you that I will contest the coming election even if it holds in thier bedroom and if they don’t want to transmit the results.
We will transmit it for them”.

Obi, who assured that his administration will invest heavily in education and the health sector if elected, averred that most of the great countries across the world achieved greatness through intentional investment in education, adding that he will do everything possible to pull people out of poverty to reduce criminality.

The presidential aspirant said he will tour the entire country and also all higher institutions to see the real challenges on the ground, stressing that he wants to help fix Nigeria now that he has the strength to undertake any difficult task, adding that those joining him to realize his ambition must understand that the priority is the future and well-being of the people.

He promised to rid Nigeria of corruption, saying that the menace would be reduced by 60 percent once a leader and his family had nothing to do with corruption.

He added, ” When I became governor of Anambra state, I advised my wife to forget about the office of first lady against advice because we were not elected together. I approved over 100 C of Os of government lands, but have none to myself or family. If you find any, petition me to the appropriate authority.

Also addressing the people, Coordinator OBIDIENT Movement Worldwide, Dr. Tanko Yunusa, urged Nigerians to mobilize from every nook and cranny of the country for the 2027 general election.

He urged them to channel their collective energy into the African Democratic Congress as the vehicle for transformation and victory in 2027.

On his own, the Akwa Ibom State Coordinator, OBIDIENT Movement, Dr. Ben Smith, urged members to be united in pursuit of their goal, as divisions or factions will derail the dream of a new Nigeria.

” The 2027 presidential election is not about individuals but about a generation, jobs for the youths, security for our families, dignity for the workers and hope for every Nigerian”, he opined.