2027: If You Sell Your Vote, You Sell Your Future – Peter Obi to Nigerian Youths

Posted by Thandiubani on Mon 01st Sep, 2025 - tori.ng

Obi stressed that young people hold the key to shaping Nigeria’s future.

Former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi has harped on the importance of participating in election.

This is as he urged Nigerian youths to stop selling their votes.

Speaking ahead of the 2027 general elections, Obi warned youths selling their votes are selling their future.

He took to X on Sunday and wrote:

“Do Not Sell Your Vote, Do Not Sell Your Future

Yesterday, I joined thousands of young people at the National Youth Rally marking the 40th Anniversary of the Catholic Youth Organisation of Nigeria (CYON), hosted by the Onitsha Ecclesiastical Province at St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Awka.

I reminded our youths that the task of nation-building rests on their shoulders. To build a better Nigeria, we must choose leaders with competence, capacity, compassion, and character. Ours is a richly blessed nation, yet we remain trapped in hunger, insecurity, and poor governance. Becoming President is not the disaster—the true disaster is when leaders lack the courage and integrity to make Nigeria work. We cannot continue on a path where leaders trade in lies while citizens go hungry.

I urge every young Nigerian, especially those just turning 18, to register and vote. Your voter’s card is your most powerful weapon against bad leadership. Do not sell your vote—for once you do, you have also sold your healthcare, your education, and your future. God has blessed Nigeria, but He will not descend to elect leaders for us. That responsibility is ours.

I thank Rev. Fr. Paschal Udo, the other priests present, the leadership of CYON, and above all our resilient youths for their commitment. Nigerian youths are no longer content with complaints—they are ready for action. Together, in honesty and determination, we will build the New Nigeria.

A New Nigeria is POssible. —PO”