The Labour Party leader calls for comprehensive electoral reforms and increased youth participation, drawing a crowd of over 10,000 at the Abuja summit.
The Labour Party leader calls for comprehensive electoral reforms and increased youth participation, drawing a crowd of over 10,000 at the Abuja summit.
Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi drew a crowd of over 10,000 young Nigerians to the Abuja Continental Hotel on Sunday for the inaugural National Youth Electoral Reform Summit.
Obi called for the full electronic transmission of results, an independent prosecutorial body for electoral offences, and mandatory civic education in secondary school curricula.
"The youths of this country are not apathetic — they are alienated," Obi told the crowd. "They have watched elections be stolen, votes cancelled, and results manipulated. Our job is to build a system worthy of their participation."
The summit, organised by the ObiDatti Foundation and co-sponsored by Yiaga Africa, also featured addresses from electoral reform advocates, legal scholars, and INEC representatives.
Labour Party's national chairman confirmed that the party intends to hold similar events in all six geopolitical zones before the end of 2026, cementing the party's youth-first positioning ahead of the primaries.