2027: Peter Obi issues directive to supporters ahead of INEC
By Babajide Adekunle
Opposition politician peter Obi has prepped his supporters on what to do after voting in the next general elections. Obi, who ran unsuccessfully against incumbent President Bola Tinubu in 2023, has directed his supporters to stay put at the polling units after voting. Obi’s directive comes ahead of the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) statutory obligation to issue directives on the conduct of election. #
Obi, said, “Unlike in the past, in 2027 our votes must count …I encourage everyone to remain at the polling units after voting to count and witness the counting and transmission of results”. The politician also warns, “Those who refuse to allow the votes count will be made to count the full weight of the law against rigging.”
“We will count you among those who destroy our democracy, thereby destroying our future, and you must answer to the law,” Obi threatened, nonetheless without mentioning anyone.
TheCornet reports that Obi, last week, told a conference comprising his supporters that he would contest the next election. He also stated that he left the Labour Party, which he ran on, for the African Democratic Congress because he learned that the Federal Government had planned to stop him from partaking in the presidential race.
The latest amendment to the country’s electoral laws, allowing electronic transmission of election results, provided there is internet availability, had sparked a protest from the opposition and civil society groups.
