… Says APC Will Be Stopped From Manipulating Future Elections
Mr. Peter Obi, the Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, has formally joined the African Democratic Congress (ADC), promising that Nigeria will be reclaimed from a small group of opportunists.
The former Anambra State Governor stated this on Wednesday in Enugu, when he formally joined the African Democratic Congress (ADC), stressing that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) would be prevented from manipulating future elections in Nigeria.
He also appealed to Nigerians, his political leaders, associates, and supporters, the Obidient Movement, political leaders and members of the opposition parties across the country to join the broad national coalition under the ADC led by Sen. David Mark.
He said, “As the year 2025 ends today, we stand on the threshold of a new year, which we hope will mark the beginning of Nigeria’s long-awaited socio economic transformation. For every nation and people, moments of profound national challenge demand clarity of purpose, courage, and decisive action. For Nigeria, that moment is now!
“Many have said that Nigeria is an independent country, only in name, yet today we must begin a new struggle: the struggle for true independence based on self-determination, human equality, and national reunification. We must reclaim our country from a small group of opportunists who have captured the corridors of power and return it to its rightful owners – the Nigerian people!
“What is most painful is that many of those who once benefited from democratic governance have now become accessories to a stolen mandate, shamelessly celebrating electoral injustice in public, and working hard to destroy democracy through coercion, manipulation, and outright gangsterism, particularly on opposition parties.
“Let me assure Nigerians that we’ll defend our fragile democracy and make it resilient. We’ll decisively defeat any attempt by the ruling party and its agents to manipulate or rig future elections. The will of the Nigerian people is sacrosanct, non-negotiable, and those plotting to subvert it in 2027 should rethink their actions. Nigerians have endured enough and will resist any assault on their mandate through all lawful and legitimate means.”
While taking a swipe at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Obi added, “Because weak national institutions, particularly the INEC contributed significantly to our present crisis, we most strongly demand urgent reforms of the entire electoral process. We demand credible and transparent elections that are free and fair and based on strict adherence to electoral laws, starting with the prescribed educational qualification for eligibility for election and transmission of results as voted. At the heart of our coming national transformation is electoral integrity, which will promote responsive governance.
“We can no longer toy with electoral integrity, especially as we see the tragedies of truncated democracies across West Africa. Nigeria is too big and important to the black race and the global economy to remain a failure. We must protect democracy in Nigeria by ensuring credible elections in 2027.”
Speaking about the need for unity, he said, “Its public knowledge that Nigeria is in grave distress. Our democracy is under threat. Our nation is adrift. Our people are in persistent agony. Today, Nigeria is widely described as a failing and disgraced nation. This is not the destiny that Almighty God bequeathed to over 220 million Nigerians. It was not always so and shouldn’t remain so. Across all recognized indicators of good governance – accountability, political stability, rule of law, control of corruption, government effectiveness, regulatory quality, and separation of powers – Nigeria records negative marks.
“With over 130 million Nigerians living in multidimensional poverty, more than 80 million youths unemployed, worsening insecurity, fiscal recklessness, disunity and the absence of inclusive governance, like many patriotic Nigerians, I’m deeply disturbed by the state of our nation. The question on everyone’s lips is whether there is still hope for Nigeria. Despite the gravity of our situation, I remain firmly optimistic! Given our immense human and natural resources, I am convinced that a new Nigeria is possible—a functional, productive and inclusive nation.
“Nigeria’s problem is not a lack of potential. We’re endowed with enormous human and natural resources. Our prevailing tragedy is the result of deliberate sabotage of our potential by a political class that cultivates disunity and feeds fat on our dysfunctionalism. As a nation, we’re not poor; we are looted into poverty. As a nation, we are not broken; we are severely betrayed.”
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