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\"2027<\/p>\n

\u2022 No Nigerian should remain in IDP camp if I become President \u2022 We\u2019ll hunt down kidnappers, ensure safe return of displaced persons \u2014 Obi \u2022 Every voter must protect, monitor and ensure transmission of votes \u2022Don\u2019t allow politics to worsen insecurity, Gbong Gwom Jos warns<\/em><\/p>\n

By Golok Nanmwa<\/strong><\/p>\n

JOS \u2014 Presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr Peter Obi, has pledged to unite Nigeria, tackle insecurity and lift millions of citizens out of poverty if elected President in 2027.<\/p>\n

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Obi, who spoke at a town hall meeting with supporters in Jos, Plateau State, on Tuesday, said national unity, security, economic recovery and accountable leadership would be the priorities of his administration.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur number one commitment is to unite the Federal Republic of Nigeria because today we have no unity. We are divided along tribal and religious lines. That should not be. We are Nigerians,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The former Anambra State governor identified security as another major priority, promising to end the killings, kidnappings and displacement of citizens across the country.<\/p>\n

\u201cNumber two is to secure Nigeria. It is our duty to ensure that Nigerians live in safety, in a country where people are no longer killed daily.<\/p>\n

\u201cI assure you that no mother will continue to cry over the loss of her children. No woman should experience the pain of losing her husband, and no father should suffer the agony of losing his wife,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

On internally displaced persons, IDPs, Obi declared that his administration would prioritise their safe return to their ancestral communities.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf any Nigerian remains in an Internally Displaced Persons camp, we have failed. Once one Nigerian is in an IDP camp, the entire Nigeria is in an IDP camp. People must return to their homes,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He vowed that kidnappers and other criminal elements would face decisive action.<\/p>\n

\u201cNobody will kidnap two children and disappear into the bush. If you kidnap children and go into the bush, you will not be alone there. We will come after you,\u201d he warned.<\/p>\n

Obi, who recalled visiting troubled communities in Bokkos, Barkin Ladi and Mangu local government areas of Plateau State, said the plight of victims of violence informed his presidential ambition.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf I have one person in an IDP camp, it means we are all in an IDP camp. I am competing because I want to know how we talk to that mother whose child was killed, that husband who lost a wife and that woman who lost a husband. Who is going to listen to their cries?\u201d he asked.<\/p>\n

He said the town hall engagements were designed to make leadership demand-driven by allowing citizens to articulate their needs rather than merely listening to campaign promises.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you want to serve, you must listen to the people. When we come for campaigns, we only talk and we don\u2019t listen to the people. We have decided that leadership must be demand-driven,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

On the 2027 elections, Obi urged Nigerians to take responsibility for protecting their votes, insisting that every voter must remain at the polling unit until the results were properly recorded and transmitted.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the next election, every voter is an agent. Don\u2019t vote and go home. Take that day as the one day you are giving to Nigeria as a patriotic Nigerian.<\/p>\n

\u201cPrepare yourself with your breakfast, lunch and dinner, and remain there. Your vote must be counted, recorded and transmitted. Nobody should give you any excuse. It is your vote, and we want this election to be about the future of Nigeria,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Production, jobs, education, healthcare<\/p>\n

Outlining his economic agenda, Obi said Nigeria must move from a consumption-driven to a production-based economy, arguing that increased local production would generate employment and improve living standards.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur determination is to unite Nigeria, secure Nigeria and pull people out of poverty. That is why we said we are going to move Nigeria from consumption to production,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He lamented that insecurity had prevented farmers from accessing their farms and contributed to the collapse of businesses in Plateau State.<\/p>\n

On financing small businesses, he promised to ensure that more bank credit was made available to entrepreneurs to expand their businesses and create jobs.<\/p>\n

\u201cI know what it means to access funding. I have been a director and chairman of a financial institution, and I understand how banks operate.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will ensure that a portion of credit available in the banking sector goes to small businesses to enable them to grow and create jobs,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Obi also promised to fight corruption and ensure that public resources served the interests of citizens.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have managed public money, so when I say I am going to fight corruption, I know what I am talking about.<\/p>\n

\u201cI will fight corruption. Public money must be used for public good. Today, public money is wrongly being used, and that must change,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n

On education, he expressed concern that Nigeria had about 18 million out-of-school children, promising investment in classrooms, teachers and functional schools.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want our children to go back to school. We want our schools to work. The more educated you are as a nation, the more developed you become,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He also pledged to strengthen primary healthcare centres to reduce maternal and infant mortality, lamenting that many communities lacked functional hospitals.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe foundation of access to healthcare is primary healthcare. We must strengthen our primary healthcare centres and ensure that every community has access to quality medical services,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The NDC candidate further promised a government that would protect vulnerable citizens, including poor people, elderly Nigerians and persons living with disabilities.<\/p>\n

Earlier, during a courtesy visit to the Plateau State Traditional Council, the Gbong Gwom Jos, Da Jacob Gyang Buba, urged politicians and Nigerians not to allow electioneering activities to aggravate insecurity.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want to appeal to all politicians and all Nigerians that we should not allow politics to worsen our situation. We already have insecurity, and we must be determined to live with each other in peace and with respect for one another,\u201d the traditional ruler said.<\/p>\n

He prayed for divine guidance in the emergence of a leader capable of governing the country effectively and urged politicians to promote peace throughout the electioneering period.<\/p>\n

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