Peter Obi. Photo: X / Peter Obi
The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, Peter Obi, has said elections in Nigeria are often manipulated because citizens fail to take ownership of the electoral process and protect their votes.
Obi stated this during a recent visit to Washington, D.C. in a video wchich started trending on Saturday, where he spoke on the challenges facing Nigeria’s democracy and the role of citizens in ensuring credible elections.
According to the former Anambra State governor, politicians alone cannot guarantee free and fair elections unless voters are determined to defend the sanctity of their ballots.
“Elections are rigged in Nigeria because Nigerians want it to be rigged. It’s as simple as ABC. I will do whatever is possible to protect the votes, but unless Nigerians decide that their votes will count, it will not count,” he said.
