Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), stated that if elected president in 2027, anyone who traffics hard drugs into Nigeria will face life imprisonment, regardless of their status.
Obi made the commitment during a town hall meeting with NDC members and supporters in Kaduna State on Saturday.
He further advised candidates from competing political parties against making unrealistic campaign promises they cannot fulfill if elected.
He also urged political parties to engage directly with citizens to focus on addressing their immediate concerns.
“If I assume office as President of Nigeria, anybody importing hard drugs will face a life sentence. Our youths have died a lot because of hard drugs,” he said.
The former governor of Anambra State added that, if elected president, he would spend his annual vacations within Nigeria rather than traveling abroad.
According to Obi, the President should remain close to the people and use such periods to visit different parts of the country, especially communities facing insecurity and other challenges.
Backstory…
Peter Obi’s latest pledge comes as the 2027 presidential campaign gathers momentum and the former Anambra governor increasingly sets out specific commitments to Nigerians on how he intends to govern if elected.
Since the formal campaign period began, Obi has stepped up his engagements with voters and has increasingly attached concrete promises to his message of resetting the country.
In August, he challenged presidential candidates to face Nigerians and defend their records, while outlining plans focused on insecurity, poverty, unemployment, education, healthcare, infrastructure and moving the economy from consumption to production.
One of his most prominent political commitments, however, predates the current campaign period. Obi has repeatedly promised to serve only one four-year term if elected in 2027.
He first publicly tied the pledge to the need to respect Nigeria’s informal zoning arrangement and argued that four years was sufficient for a serious government to set the country on a new course.
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