2027: I’m ready to die for my vote – Peter Obi

Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), has declared his readiness to defend his vote in the 2027 presidential election.

Obi also urged Nigerians not to allow anyone to intimidate or frighten them at polling units during the election.

Speaking at a town hall meeting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on Thursday, he warned the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) against manipulating election results.

He said: “No one will scare us anymore at the polling station. If you go to any polling booth today, you will see the most officials, and there will be five of them.

“On average, there are 40 to 50 voters. Five people can’t scare or control 50 people. This time, we will all save our country together. Someone said, ‘We are ready to die.’ Let me tell you, I’m ready to die too.

“We will make sure there is good communication so that this kind of intimidation doesn’t happen. Yes, they will attempt to influence the IReV. But let me tell you, this time it won’t be easy. There will be a lot of IReVs this time.

“If there’s a problem with the network, we’ll provide them with a new one that doesn’t have the problem.

“By letting them keep going, that glitch will mess up our lives. That is what we are suffering today.”