By Suleiman Anyalewechi
The Presidential candidate of the Labour Party LP in the 2023 general elections and a chieftain of the opposition Coalition platform the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Peter Obi, has said that he is not in any way scared of confronting the ruling All Progressive Congress, APC, in any fair and credible election, even with its over 30 State Governors.
This is as the former Anambra State Governor reaffirmed his unflinching determination to be on the ballot in 2027 despite a plethora of obstacles placed on his way to frustrate him out of the race .
At an empowerment programme in Njikoka, Local Council in Anambra State, on Friday, Obi while vowing not to be intimidated by the large number of Governors in the APC , noted that he is ready to meet anybody in a free and fair contest.
He alleged that the powers-that-be have engaged in all manners of political shenanigans, including tinkering with and influencing the controversial amended Electoral Act, simply to frustrate him out of the presidential race.
“You all know that I am now in ADC. People have been asking me why I left Labour Party, and I told them that we have been in court in Labour Party over leadership, and we have been securing favourable judgment, but INEC refused to recognize us.
“But immediately I left on December 31,2025 ,they ( INEC) quickly recognized the orders they had been rejecting.
“You see all the things they have been doing including tinkering with the Electoral Act are being done because they don’t want me to contest the polls.
“But I want to tell them that with their 30 Governors, they should make the election free and fair ,and see who wins.
“I want to reassure you today that no matter what they do, I must contest the election.
” Let them declare a free and fair contest, bring the ball to the middle of the field, and declare it started, and let’s see what happens”, Obi added.
Decrying the excruciating economic hardships and the total collapse of structures in Nigeria ,Obi insisted that he is going into the presidential race with a clear vision and mission to retrieve the country from the principice .
“Nigeria has collapsed and is already lying on the ground. Nigeria is not working because many rich Nigerians are hungry and greedy. They have everything they need, but still scavenging for more .
This country is skewed against the poor, and that is why we are working to become President. We want a country where the son of a nobody can become somebody without knowing anybody.
“I have always said it that I am not desperate to be President of Nigeria, but desperate to see a Nigeria that works”, the ADC chieftain asserted.
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