2027: Obi urges Nigerians to reject vote buying, protect ballots

From Adesuwa Tsan, Abuja
The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has urged Nigerians to choose their next president on the strength of the candidate’s capacity to tackle poverty and insecurity, saying neither ethnicity nor religion shields citizens from the country’s hardship.
Speaking on Sunday during a global digital town hall attended by Nigerians at home and abroad, Obi said no tribe or religious group buys bread or fuel at a lower price, while insecurity affects every part of the country.
“Our country needs unity. At present, we are not united. We are divided along ethnic and religious lines, yet, to the best of my knowledge, no tribe...