Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has cautioned Nigerians against selling their votes, calling the practice an “investment in corruption.”
Writing on his X handle on Monday, the 18th of August, 2025, the former Anambra State governor urged citizens to secure their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs), describing the card as the “bridge to a new Nigeria.”
Obi maintained that politicians who spend money to buy votes do so with the aim of exploiting public resources for themselves.
“Those who buy votes are not offering you charity; they only invest in their own corruption. They buy votes so that they can buy their way into our treasury to steal public money. Such people are not leaders, they are criminals in disguise,” he stated.
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He warned that trading votes for cash undermines the future, taking away opportunities for better education, healthcare, and employment.
According to Obi, Nigeria’s democracy depends on voters choosing leaders who possess “competence, character, capacity, and compassion.”
“Our democracy is at stake. That is why I urge every eligible Nigerian to register, collect, and safeguard your PVC, and when the time comes, use it wisely,” he added.