2027: Obi Vows Nationwide Campaign, Warns Against Harassment Of NDC Supporters
….warns against election rigging
The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, Peter Obi, has warned against electoral manipulation in the 2027 general elections, declaring that his party would resist any attempt to rig the polls.
He spoke on Monday at a dinner in Abuja organised to present certificates of return to the NDC’s candidates for the 2027 general elections.
Obi also said President Bola Tinubu lacked the energy and capacity to govern Nigeria, insisting that the country needed new leadership to address its worsening challenges.
The former Anambra State governor accused the Tinubu administration of failing to address the country’s challenges, arguing that Nigerians were yearning for a change in leadership.
“Everything is collapsing. Nigerians are looking for new leadership, and I can assure you that we will get it. Today, President Tinubu has led a government that lacks competence, capacity, compassion and commitment to deal with Nigeria’s problems. Above all, President Tinubu does not have the energy that can solve power for Nigeria today. And he must go. He needs to go home. Nigerians cannot be governed with his energy of today. The people need a President who will be available, and that will always be there. Let it be known that if anybody rigs 2027, we will rig him. We want a free, fair and credible election. Don’t give anybody an excuse. We need to make this country work. Nigerians should be proud to travel anywhere,” he said.
The NDC candidate also condemned the alleged harassment of his party’s supporters and other Nigerians, warning that his preference for peaceful conduct should not be mistaken for weakness.
“So, go out and campaign. And for those who are harassing our supporters and innocent Nigerians, let me warn you again. Humility is not weakness. It is a virtue. Good behaviour is not weakness. Nobody has a monopoly on rascality,” Obi said.
He appealed to political actors to end intimidation and assured supporters that he would campaign across the country ahead of the election, saying “I am warning and pleading with everybody that enough is enough. I will go to every state and campaign in every Senatorial zone there because we are Nigerians,”
