Peter Obi reacts to attack on NDC supporters in Lagos, says ‘anarchy consumes everyone’
Presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr. Peter Obi, has cautioned against the thuggery and political violence manifesting in different parts of the country as Nigeria prepares for the 2027 general election, noting that “anarchy consumes everyone.”
Mr. Obi, a former Governor of Anambra State, who was reacting to a recent attack by political thugs on an NDC town hall meeting in Lagos, further pointed out that “political violence being enabled by certain political actors against our supporters is an ill wind that blows no one any good.”
He stated in an X post that notwithstanding the attack, the meeting still held, and that he used the platform to encourage the party’s supporters to “eschew violence while remaining peaceful, vigilant, and resolute in defending their democratic rights.”
According to him, participants at the town hall meeting raised key concerns about reviving the economy, reducing high cost of living, tackling corruption, addressing insecurity, caring for the vulnerable and protecting the integrity of the country’s elections.
In response, he stressed that “the first responsibility of any government is to secure the country and unite its people around a shared purpose,” and outlined the NDC’s “commitment to policies that will reduce the cost of living, improve the welfare of Nigerians, and aggressively invest in critical areas of development, particularly healthcare and education, while addressing poverty and the needs of vulnerable citizens.”
He also reminded participants “that protecting the integrity of the electoral process is a shared responsibility,” that “every effort must be made to ensure that votes are properly protected, from the polling unit through ward collation to the final collation and declaration of results,” assuring that “the NDC, will also fulfil the responsibility to deploy competent agents to polling units to observe and document the process.”
He thanked the organisers of the meeting, hailed the party candidates in the state and appreciated the good people of Lagos for their participation and commitment to peaceful democratic engagement.
