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Peter Obi becomes NDC presidential candidate, vows major power sector reform
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2026-05-31 07:42   Politics   10

Peter Obi becomes NDC presidential candidate, vows major power sector reform

Peter Obi don officially become the presidential candidate for Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) during their convention wey hold for Abuja on Saturday.

As him dey accept di flag bearer position, he talk say him government go fit increase electricity generation and distribution by at least 10,000 megawatts within four years if people vote am in 2027 election.Obi talk say di country dey suffer big time for power, with only about 4,000 megawatts dey available for more than 200 million Nigerians.E compare this with countries like South Africa and Egypt wey dey generate over 40,000 megawatts for smaller populations.

Apart from power, Obi promise to tackle insecurity with intelligence-driven and technology-based approaches while also addressing poverty, unemployment, and social exclusion.E also pledge to improve healthcare, increase insurance coverage from 10% to over 20%, and raise healthcare spending to at least 10% of GDP.Every ward for Nigeria go get functional primary healthcare centre under him administration.For education, Obi talk say him go invest more in schools, teachers, technology, and vocational training.

For agriculture, e promise to boost productivity so Nigeria go fit shift from consumption to production, because over 35 million Nigerians dey face hunger despite the country get agricultural potential.

E also dey committed to support micro, small, and medium enterprises with tax incentives, credit access, and job-creation policies to empower young Nigerians.Obi join NDC from ADC earlier this month.Party leaders describe him nomination as symbol of victory for Nigerians.

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