The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, Peter Obi, has claimed that forces within the APC led Federal Government are working against him to stop him from contesting for the 2027 presidential election.
Speaking on Friday as a guest speaker at a leadership programme organised by NextGen Mentorship and Leadership Initiative at Madonna University, Okija, Obi claimed efforts were underway to stop his participation in the next election, Daily Post reports.
He said, “If you know what they are doing to ensure that I’m not on the ballot in 2027, you will be surprised. Nigerian government is doing everything to ensure that I do not contest in this election, but I’m not looking at the obstacles but at the destination.
“I’m rather focussed at the fruitfulness of the destination and that is what keeps me going.”
Additionally, Obi invited all potential presidential candidates—including President Bola Tinubu—to participate in a public discussion on their goals for the nation.
Addressing the student assembly directly, the former governor of Anambra State explained that a genuine desire to see the nation thrive—rather than mere personal ambition—fueled his entire political career.
Get your PVC
Speaking further, the NDC presidential candidate urged students to get their PVC’s ahead of the election. He clarified that he is not desperate to become president but rather desperate to see the system work.
He said “I’m not desperate to be Nigerian President but desperate to see Nigeria work. Go and obtain your PVC. If you don’t vote, you are hurting your future. When you have your PVC, do not vote for me because I’m an Igbo man. I’m not contesting election because I’m an igbo man, but vote for me because I’m the most qualified.”
The NDC chieftain asserted that Nigeria’s deep-rooted problems stem directly from a severe lack of commitment among its leaders and what he characterized as “reactionary forces determined to hinder progress.”
Despite facing an immediate legal hurdle, Peter Obi declared he remains entirely undeterred in the wake of a Federal High Court ruling in Lokoja, Kogi State.
Peter Obi faces setback as court voids NDC registration
The presidential ambition of former Anambra State governor, Peter Obi, may face a setback after a Federal High Court in Lokoja nullified its earlier judgment directing the Independent National Electoral Commission to register the Nigeria Democratic Congress as a political party.
Delivering the ruling on Friday Justice Isah Dashen held that the court’s earlier judgment unconstitutionally compromised the legal rights of the Peace Movement Party ($PMP$).
Justice Isah Dashen ruled that the earlier judgment had infringed on the rights of the Peace Movement Party because the court did not join the party in the original suit, despite its claim that it owned the logo the NDC used.
Counsel to the Peace Movement Party, C.S. Ekeocha, explained that the party approached the court after discovering that the NDC had based its registration application on a logo the Peace Movement Party had already submitted to INEC before the legal proceedings commenced.
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