Use Your PVC to Stop Vote-Buying, Obi Urges Nigerians

Former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has urged Nigerians to register and collect their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) for the 2027 elections. Describing the PVC as the “bridge to a New Nigeria,” his call frames it as a Ballot’s Barricade against vote-buying, corruption, and bad leadership.

Key Points:
Peter Obi urged Nigerians to register and collect their PVCs for 2027.

He called the PVC “the voice of the voiceless” and “weapon of the poor.”

He warned against vote-buying, equating it to a crime of destruction.
Obi said politicians who buy votes are like criminals.

He cautioned voters against selling their future for short-term gain.
He urged Nigerians to vote for leaders of “competence, character, capacity, and compassion.”

The call follows recent by-elections held across several states.
Obi’s statement is a powerful reminder that democracy’s strength lies with the electorate.

By using their vote wisely, Nigerians can create a Ballot’s Barricade against a political system that seeks to undermine their future.

Sources: The Guardian, Peter Obi (statement)/ X app