2027: Obi pushes for political reform, urges Nigerians to elect credible leaders

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general elections, Mr Peter Obi has continued his push for political reform, urging Nigerians to elect compassionate, credible leaders in 2027.

Speaking at the public presentation of “Obi: The Political Change Agent,” written by journalist Ike Abonyi in Abuja, the former Anambra State governor said 2027 must mark a turning point for Nigeria.

Obi likened Nigeria’s current state to a sinking Titanic and described the next election cycle as a chance to save it from collapse.

“Now we must focus on getting the right people into the National Assembly, the House of Representatives—people who will bring peace. That’s what we didn’t do last time.

“We must not allow people who just want to make money from politics. If your goal is to make money, you’re part of the problem,” Obi said.

He bemoaned the existence of a “self-serving class of leaders who are indifferent to the suffering of everyday Nigerians.”

Obi sought active involvement of Nigerians in the forthcoming general election, as he vowed that the Labour Party and its supporters were ready to mobilise and ensure every vote counted.

“Don’t tell us you’re coming again. We will be everywhere this time. We will vote. The votes will count. And those who were not counted before—we will count them now,” he warned incumbent lawmakers and politicians with questionable records.

Furthermore, the former governor likened the present state of Nigeria to being at war, going by incidences of killings across the nation.

He said, “Today in Nigeria, we’re not officially at war, yet Nigerians are living in IDP camps in their own country. Nigerians are refugees in Chad. Nigerians are refugees in Cameroon. And we are not at war?”

He said the only reason for the present state of the country was because no government cared for the people.