Peter Obi, Presidential Candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), has declared that he is prepared to risk his life to protect his votes in the 2027 presidential election.
Obi made the statement on Thursday at a town hall meeting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, where he urged Nigerians to prevent a repeat of what he described as the “irregularities” witnessed during the 2023 general election.
Speaking at the event tagged “Obi Talks Nigeria,” Obi said those planning to manipulate the 2027 election would not have an easy time.
“Nobody will intimidate us again at the polling booth. If you get to any polling booth today, the highest number of officials you see is five. The average number of voters is 40 to 50. There is no way five people will intimidate 50 people.”
“This time all of us will rescue our country. Somebody said, ‘We are ready to d+e.’ Let me tell you, I’m ready to d+e too.
“We will make sure we have coordination to ensure that such intimidation does not arise. Yes, they will try to m@nipulate the IReV. But let me tell you, it will not be easy this time,” he said.
“There will be so many IReVs this time. If there is a network glitch, we will give them another one that has no glitch,” he added.
“By allowing them to continue, that glitch will glitch our lives. That is what we are suffering today,” Obi said.
Also speaking, NDC Vice Presidential Candidate Rabiu Kwankwaso urged Nigerians not to repeat past mistakes in choosing leaders.
“I believe that Nigerians must not make mistakes again. This is the time to get it right. And anything to the contrary, I believe people, if they make a mistake, certainly people will regret making that mistake. Because it will be too costly for the people and the country.”
“Jonathan was the president, the sitting president lost the election. I’ve given you an example, especially those who think because they have over 30 governors, they cannot lose the election. That was a very big mistake,” he said.
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