Former Anambra governor Peter Obi has stated that he will run for president in 2027, despite purported measures to prevent him from doing so.
Obi addressed during the African Democratic Congress (ADC)’s OBIDIENT Conference and formal proclamation in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State.
The former presidential candidate, who recently joined the ADC, stated that he quit the Labour Party (LP) after learning that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) would not acknowledge its leadership as long as he remained in the party.
“I left LP when I got informed that as long as I remain in the party, INEC will not recognise its leadership, that the federal government doesn’t want me on the ballot,” he said.
Obi said he remains determined to participate in the 2027 election.
“I want to assure you that I will contest the coming election even if it is held in their bedroom, and if they don’t want to transmit the results, we will transmit them for them,” he said.
He also criticised the borrowing record of the current administration.
“The current administration has collected more loans than every other administration, and most of these loans will be repaid from 2045 to 2050 when most of the people who plunged the country into this indebtedness are no more,” Obi said.
The former governor stated that his government will concentrate investment in education and healthcare, emphasising the importance of human capital in achieving long-term growth.
“When I became governor of Anambra, I advised my wife to forget about the Office of First Lady because we were not elected together,” he said.
“I approved over 100 Certificates of Occupancy on government land, but had none for myself or family. If you find any, petition me to the appropriate authority.”
Tanko Yunusa, the global organiser of the OBIDIENT Movement, asked followers to mobilise ahead of 2027 and rally behind the ADC.
Ben Smith, the movement’s Akwa Ibom state coordinator, believes the 2027 election will provide an opportunity for generational change.
“The 2027 presidential election is not about an individual but about a generation, jobs for the youths, security for families, dignity for workers and hope for every Nigerian,” he said.
