The senator representing Anambra Central Senatorial District, Victor Umeh, has defended Peter Obi’s warning to election riggers. Recall that Obi recently warned that Nigerians would resist attempts to manipulate their votes in the 2027 general election.
Describing the statement as a call to duty rather than a threat of anarchy, Umeh stated that Obi’s comment was neither extreme nor inciting, arguing that it reflects the expectations of Nigerian voters ahead of the 2027 elections.
Victor added that the ADC candidate’s warning should be seen as a call on INEC and other stakeholders to ensure that the outcome of the election accurately reflects the will of the electorate.
His words, “I think the statement he made is not extreme. It is not inciting in any form. He merely stated what the Nigerian electorate will be expecting in 2027.
There will be no room for fraud or manipulation of election results, if taken further, it is a call on the electoral umpire to ensure that what will come out of that process will be genuine and real.
The statement should be seen as a call to patriotic duty to the electoral commission to ensure that they don’t create a situation where people will doubt the results they will declare.
So, whether he says the people will count the votes or we count them is a call to duty and awakening the consciousness of everybody to help to protect the sanctity of the ballot box.
If you want to prevent anarchy, the best way to go about it is by doing what is right.
When you manipulate and give false results, you are the one inviting the anarchy not Peter Obi, who is saying that the right thing should be done.”
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