Former governor of Anambra State and presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Peter Obi, has said that forces from the Federal Government were working to stop him from being on the ballot in 2027.
Obi, who was a guest speaker at a leadership programme
hosted by a group, NextGen Mentorship and Leadership Initiative, on Friday at
Madonna University, Okija, Anambra State, also challenged all those aspiring to
be President of Nigeria, including President Bola Tinubu, to a debate, insisting
that he is the most qualified of all of them.
Obi also reacted to the judgment of a Federal High Court in
Lokoja, Kogi State, which set aside its earlier ruling directing the
Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to register the NDC as a
political party.
Speaking to students, Obi said, “If you know what they are
doing to ensure that I’m not on the ballot in 2027, you will be surprised. The Nigerian government is doing everything it can to ensure that I do not contest this election, but I’m not looking at the obstacles; I'm looking at the destination.
“I’m rather focused on the fruitfulness of the destination, and that is what keeps me going.
“I’m not desperate to be Nigerian President, but desperate to
see Nigeria work. Go and obtain your PVC. If you don’t vote, you are hurting
your future. When you have your PVC, do not vote for me because I’m an Igbo
man. I’m not contesting the election because I’m an Igbo man, but vote for me
because I’m the most qualified.
“I challenge any of those contesting in a debate to say what
they want to do for this country, including President Bola Tinubu. I’m not
saying it to make you happy, but to change Nigeria and make it work.
“It is not about Igbo people, but I want a Nigeria where the
child of a nobody can become somebody without knowing anybody. We want a
country that will work. The greatest beneficiaries of my presidency will be the
north.
“I will fight to make Nigeria better and end the criminality
in Nigeria. There is insecurity in the entire country and everyone is involved,
so I want to build a country that works.”
Obi insisted that Nigeria’s problem was a lack of commitment
by leaders, saying that some forces, which he described as reactionary forces, were
bent on holding the country down.
Speaking on the deregistration of the NDC, Obi said, “They
can not stop me. They will fail. Let me assure you it is not the end of the
road. We are committed to this democracy, and those who want to kill this
democracy are trying to hurt society.
“The reactionary elements in Nigeria, those who are bent on
holding Nigeria down, do not want it to work but I can assure you it would work.
I have confidence that I will pull through because the will of the people must
prevail.
“Nowhere is safe in Nigeria today, yet the people who
should help salvage the country are bent on hurting our democracy. My message
to all those who mean well for Nigeria and not just my supporters is for us to
remain peaceful and continue to resist this tragedy being imposed on Nigeria.”
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