• Peter Obi has urged Nigerians to ensure their votes count in the 2027 general election, insisting that the electorate not INEC alone holds the power to determine the credibility of the polls.
• He also decried rising poverty and hunger across the country, describing economic hardship as the greatest form of harassment facing Nigerians, while his remarks sparked mixed reactions online.

The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) for the 2027 general election, Peter Obi, has said Nigerians have the power to ensure credible elections, insisting that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will only act according to the resolve of the electorate.

Obi made the statement on Friday while speaking with journalists after attending the burial service of Pa Simon Okorie Abaa, father of NDC Ebonyi South senatorial candidate, Chief Linus Okorie, in Onicha, Ebonyi State.

Speaking on the 2027 general election, Obi said his confidence was not solely in INEC but in Nigerians’ determination to defend their votes.

“It is not about confidence in INEC. Do I still have confidence in the people? Because it is the people that will determine what INEC will do. If the people insist that their votes will count, their votes will count.”

Obi urged Nigerians to reflect on the current state of the country and the future of the next generation, saying anyone seeking genuine change is making a great sacrifice.

“It is for Nigerians to look at what is happening in the country today and ask themselves what the future holds for our children in this enterprise called Nigeria. Are we going to continue in this direction? Anybody talking about changing Nigeria today is making the ultimate sacrifice because we cannot continue like this.”

The former Anambra State…