*Says FG doesn’t want him to contest
The 2023 elections presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi has assured his supporters of his readiness to contest in the 2027 elections, warning that his supporters would firmly resist rigging as against what happened in 2023.
He stated that he has received intelligence that the federal government does not want him to contest, insisting that he will come out even if the elections are being held figuratively in their “bedroom.”
Speaking in Uyo at the OBIDIENT Conference and official declaration for African Democratic Congress (ADC) with the theme, “Activating the PO Effect in ADC” on Saturday, Obi urged the people to join hands with him to rescue Nigeria for the future generations.
According to him, Nigerians will suffer the consequences of bad governance going on in the country for decades, if leaders with patriotic zeal like him fail to emerge as winners at the election.
The former governor of Anambra State, stated that the current administration has already collected more loans than every previous administration, adding that most of the loans will be repaid from 2045 and 2050 when most of the people who plunged the country into such indebtedness must have gone.
On why he left the Labour Party, Obi said, ”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 their bedroom and if they don’t want to transmit the results, we will transmit it for them”.
According to him, Nigeria must get it right in 2027; election results must be transmitted online and in real time and whoever fails to transmit results will be transmitted”.
Obi assured that if he becomes victorious, his administration will invest heavily in education and health, adding that most of the great countries across the world achieved greatness through intentional investment in education, stressing that he will do everything possible to pull people out of poverty to reduce criminality.
The presidential aspirant said he will embark on a tour of the entire country and also all higher institutions to see the real challenges on 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 wellbeing of the people.
He promised to rid Nigeria of corruption, stressing that the menace will be reduced by 60 percent once a leader and his family has 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 because we were not elected together.
“I approved over 100 C-of-Os of government lands, but have none for myself or for my family.l.members. If you find any, petition me to the appropriate authority,” he affirmed.
Also addressing the people, Dr. Tanko Yunusa, the Coordinator of the OBIDIENT Movement Worldwide, 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 ADC as the vehicle for transformation and victory in 2027.
On his own, the Akwa Ibom State Chapter Coordinator of the OBIDIENT movement, Dr. Ben Smith, urged members to be united in pursuit of their goal as divisions or faction will derail the dream of a new Nigeria.
