Nigerian democracy at stake, go get your PVC now, Obi begs voters as INEC begins voters’ registration

Nigerian democracy at stake, go get your PVC now, Obi begs voters as INEC begins voters’ registration

By Steve Oko

Presidential candidate of the Labour Party in 2023, Mr Peter Obi, has urged eligible voters in Nigeria to register for their Permanent Voter’s Card as the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, commenced nationwide Continuous Voter Registration, CVR, on Monday.

Obi in a post on his X handle, described
PVC as the “weapon of the poor against injustice and bad governance”.

He, therefore, pleaded with all eligible voters without PVC to take advantage of the on-going exercise to get the vital document that would enable them participate in the 2027 general elections.

Below is the full text of the post titled:”PVC the Bridge to a New Nigeria:

“Today, I want to plead with every Nigerian, young and old to heed this call to action.

“The future of our dear nation is in your hands. The greatest strength of democracy is in the voter’s card. Your PVC is the voice of the voiceless, the shield of the weak, and the weapon of the poor for a better life, against injustice and bad leadership. I appeal to every Nigerian: Get Organised and Make Election Rigging Difficult. Go out, register, collect your PVC, and hold it firmly as your bridge to a new Nigeria.”

The former Anambra State Governor took a clean sweep on vote buyers, saying “they are buying their way into our treasury to steal public funds.

“Let us know this: those who buy votes are not offering you charity; they only invest in their own corruption. They buy votes so that they can buy their way into our treasury to steal public money. When they get into that office, they will loot the funds that should have been used to build schools, hospitals or provide good jobs. Such people are not leaders, they are criminals in disguise. They are no better than killers, armed robbers, and kidnappers, because they commit the same crime of destruction.”

He equally did not spare those who sell their votes, saying they are are selling the good schools they children would have attended.

“To those who sell their votes, you are not just selling an election, you are selling the very opportunities that would have lifted you and your family out of poverty. You are selling the schools that your children should have attended, the hospitals that should save your loved ones and the jobs that would have given you dignity and a better life. Those who buy your vote are only buying it to make a profit from the seat of power, not to serve you.

“The power to change this country is in your hands, the looters will only loot when we give them the opportunity. Your vote counts, if it doesn’t, they would not be desperately buying that vote.

“Every Nigerian must rise and take responsibility for building the nation we dream of.

“Our democracy is at stake. That is why I urge every eligible Nigerian to register, collect, and safeguard your PVC, and when the time comes, use it wisely. Vote for leaders of competence, character, capacity, and compassion. Leaders who will put you first. Do not be intimidated, do not be deceived, and do not be bought.

“Let us stand together and prove that Nigeria belongs to the people, not to those who trade our future for their selfish gain.

“Register to vote, because a new Nigeria starts with you.

“A New Nigeria is POssible. ”

 

Wawa News Global reports that Obi’s followership has continued to swell across the country as many look up to him as the beacon of hope for the oppressed and disenchanted masses.

 

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