NDC Presidential Candidate Peter Obi Says He Would Negotiate With Bandits Willing to Embrace Peace

Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), has said he would negotiate with bandits and other violent groups if they are genuinely willing to embrace peace. He said this during an interview on BlackBox with Rufai Oseni when asked whether he would negotiate with bandits if elected president. 

The former governor of Anambra said his administration would prioritise national unity and engage all groups willing to abandon violence and become part of the country’s rebuilding process. He stated that in uniting the country, anybody who wants peace, he would talk with them and negotiate, while anybody who wants war would have it. 

Obi cited an experience during a visit to a university in the United States where, according to him, many members of the institution’s leadership had previously served prison terms, from the dean to the registrar and professors who spent years in prison for one offence or the other, and said if people say they want to change and be part of this new Nigeria, they have reached a point where they have to tell themselves the truth. 

The NDC presidential candidate said his approach to governance would be anchored on inclusion, national cohesion, and ensuring that no ethnic group or region feels excluded, stating that he will unite the country and ensure that nobody is left behind.

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