Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, on Monday urged political leaders and Nigerians to unite in efforts to rescue the country from poverty, hunger and insecurity ahead of the 2027 presidential election.
Obi made the call while attending the commissioning of the 2027 presidential campaign office of Oyo State Governor and Allied Peoples Movement presidential candidate Seyi Makinde in Abuja.
The former Anambra State governor described Makinde as qualified to contest the presidency and stressed that whoever wins a free, fair and credible election should receive the support of all Nigerians to build a better nation.
“What we are doing today is to show you that, for us, we don’t have desperation. We want the people of Nigeria to make their choice. Whoever they choose, all of us will come together to build a new Nigeria,” Obi said.
“We can’t all continue the way we are going today. Our people are hungry. Our people are poor. Our people are insecure. Whoever wins, genuinely, from a free, fair and credible election, we all want to work together to save this country from collapse.”
He added that the shared goal is to improve living conditions for citizens and change the nature of politics.
“We declare here the social guarantee to assure you that we are changing the politics. We don’t want politics of quarrel, politics of disagreement. Let our quarrel be to feed our people. Let our quarrel be to pull our people out of poverty. We want a Nigeria where a child of nobody can be somebody without knowing anybody.
“That’s what we want. And all of us will work as a family. And I assure you that we remain united in our rescue for our dear country, Nigeria.”
Other contenders in the 2027 presidential race include former Vice President Atiku Abubakar of the African Democratic Congress.
