{"id":3782,"date":"2026-10-29T21:50:21","date_gmt":"2026-10-29T21:50:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/29\/ill-work-closely-with-kwankwaso-if-elected-obi-reassures\/"},"modified":"2026-10-29T21:50:21","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T21:50:21","slug":"ill-work-closely-with-kwankwaso-if-elected-obi-reassures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/29\/ill-work-closely-with-kwankwaso-if-elected-obi-reassures\/","title":{"rendered":"I\u2019ll work closely with Kwankwaso if elected, Obi reassures"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr Peter Obi, has reiterated willingness to work closely with his vice-presidential candidate, Sen. Rabiu Kwankwaso, to move the country forward.<\/p>\n

Obi gave the assurance on Thursday during a town hall meeting in Enugu, where he engaged supporters and stakeholders on the country\u2019s challenges and his vision for national development.<\/p>\n

The former Anambra State governor said they would work together to tackle insecurity and restore safety across Nigeria if elected president in 2027.<\/p>\n

He said that securing lives and property would be a priority of his administration, promising to confront the security challenges threatening communities and livelihoods across the country.<\/p>\n

The presidential candidate regretted that the current administration had failed to protect the lives and property of Nigerians, which he maintained was the primary responsibility.<\/p>\n

Obi assured voters in the South East to vote for him because of his competence and ability to tackle challenges facing the nation.<\/p>\n

He challenged other presidential candidates to meet and discuss their plans, and warned the people not to be deceived by rhetoric and propaganda.<\/p>\n

On education, Obi said he would declare a state of emergency on education to enable his administration to tackle the issue of out-of-school children head-on, hinting that Nigerian children deserved quality education.<\/p>\n

In his remarks, the vice-presidential candidate of NDC, Kwankwaso, advised that nobody should be deceived by ethnicity, saying, \u201cIt\u2019s obvious that Nigerians are going through numerous difficulties\u201d.<\/p>\n

Kwankwaso lamented that people were facing challenges like insecurity, unemployment, poverty, hunger and so many other challenges.<\/p>\n

He explained that the only solution to achieve a new Nigeria was unity, diligence, perseverance and willingness.<\/p>\n

He urged Nigerians to come out en masse to cast, protect and follow up on their votes until results were announced, noting that it was not a one-man show but a collective responsibility.<\/p>\n

Also, Sen Victor Umeh, representing Anambra Central in the National Assembly, described Obi and his running mate, Kwankwaso, as the \u201cbest presidential ticket\u201d to lead Nigeria.<\/p>\n

Umeh expressed confidence that the South-East would rally behind Obi in the 2027 presidential election, urging the people to remain resolute and resist attempts to intimidate or discourage them from pursuing their political choice.<\/p>\n

He also commended the resilience of supporters who, according to him, ensured that the meeting held despite reported attempts to frustrate the gathering.<\/p>\n

The senator further praised Kwankwaso for his efforts to build support in Northern Nigeria, expressing optimism that the Obi-led ticket could attract votes across the country.<\/p>\n

Umeh urged the people of the South-East to use their votes to make a strong political statement in 2027, declaring his support for Obi\u2019s presidential ambition and calling on the region to unite behind the project.<\/p>\n

(NAN)<\/p>\n

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Presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr Peter Obi, has reiterated willingness to work closely with his vice-presidential candidate, Sen. Rabiu Kwankwaso, to move the country forward. Obi… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3783,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3782","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3782","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3782"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3782\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3783"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3782"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3782"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3782"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}