Peter Obi, the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, declared that he would end all Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camps within 18 months of taking office if elected.
Speaking in Jos, the capital of Plateau State, Obi urged Nigerians to unite and promised protection for all citizens. He highlighted the country’s divisions along tribal and religious lines, stating that “today there is no unity, we are divided along tribal lines, religious lines, and that should not be, we are Nigerians.”
Obi pledged to secure the nation, citing the daily killings in Plateau and Benue. He said, “I assure you that no mother will cry again for her children, I assure you that no woman will feel the pain of losing a husband, neither will the father feel the pain of losing a wife.”
“I have said it, and I will repeat it that after one year to 18 months in office, if any Nigerian remains in an IDP camp, we have failed.”
He noted that no other presidential candidate has visited Bokkos, Mangu, and Barkin Ladi, and claimed that this experience gives him a deeper understanding of the suffering in those areas.
Obi also promised that, with Kwankwaso as vice‑president, “nobody will kidnap school children and go into the bush.”
<small>Source: Daily Post Nigeria — read the original story there.</small>
