FORMER President Olusegun Obasanjo says Nigeria’s polls are crucial in determining who pilots the nation’s affairs for the next four years as he urges voters to allow their ballots represent their voices.
“In less than three weeks, we will be electing a leader that will pilot the affairs of Nigeria for the next four years from May,” Obasanjo said ahead of the February 25 presidential election
The former president, who hosted members of the Board of Trustees of the African Democratic Congress at his residence in Abeokuta, asked Nigerian voters to take the elections with all the seriousness it deserves, adding that their voices matter.
“And all of us in Nigeria, as I have said to you, I have been in Togo, Ghana, and Côte d’Ivoire from the beginning of the week, from Sunday and they are as concerned with what happens in Nigeria as every Nigerian should be.
“For them, Nigeria’s election is of importance. I believe that for us who are directly involved, we cannot take any less important than those people.
“We are here also as a family, we are all in Nigeria we are a family, Nigeria family and therefore when we gather together, we can also talk and discuss as members of the same family – Nigeria family for what is of concern to Nigeria.”
