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Scrutinise Kwankwaso’s Background and Mine, Obi Tells Nigerians

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  • Nigeria Democratic Congress presidential candidate Peter Obi asked Nigerians to investigate his background and that of his running mate, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, for any wrongdoing.
  • Obi made the comments at a town hall in Port Harcourt while discussing the 2027 general election and a legal dispute involving former spokesman Kenneth Okonkwo.
  • Kwankwaso warned that the ruling All Progressives Congress’s control of more than 30 state governorships would not automatically secure President Bola Tinubu’s re-election.

Peter Obi has challenged Nigerians to search his background and that of his running mate, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, and publicly identify any wrongdoing they find. The former Anambra State governor issued the challenge in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, during a town hall meeting on the 2027 general election.

I want to give every Nigerian the opportunity to know who I am.

· Peter ObiObi challenged Nigerians to examine his personal and educational background.

“I want to give every Nigerian the opportunity to know who I am,” Obi said. He added that he and Kwankwaso had made their birth dates, schools and education available for verification. “You can go and verify our backgrounds worldwide, anywhere,” he said.

Obi’s remarks came as politicians positioning themselves for the 2027 presidential election face renewed scrutiny over their records. He also referred indirectly to his legal dispute with former spokesperson Kenneth Okonkwo, who allegedly said he had information about Obi’s past that could shock Nigerians. “We have sued somebody in court. He said he knows something he can say that will shock people. I said I want you to say what people will be shocked about,” Obi said.

You can go and verify our backgrounds worldwide, anywhere.

· Peter ObiHe said he and Rabiu Kwankwaso had made their records available for public scrutiny.

He called on anyone with evidence of wrongdoing by either candidate to disclose it. “If there is anything that you know I have done that is wrong, say it out now,” Obi said. He also urged people to speak publicly if they knew of anything Kwankwaso had done wrong. Obi said candidates for the country’s highest office must emerge through a credible and transparent process, adding, “You cannot continue to answer His Excellency when the process that got you there is not excellent.”

If there is anything that you know I have done that is wrong, say it out now.

· Peter ObiObi called for public disclosure of any wrongdoing attributed to him.

Kwankwaso separately warned the ruling All Progressives Congress that control of more than 30 state governorships would not guarantee victory in 2027. The former Kano State governor said relying solely on political structures and incumbent governors was a dangerous gamble. “The sitting president lost,” he said, although the supplied article ends before providing the rest of his statement.

You cannot continue to answer His Excellency when the process that got you there is not excellent.

· Peter ObiHe argued that political officeholders should emerge through a credible and transparent process.
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