2027: I’ll consider myself a failure if IDP camps remain after 18 months – Peter Obi

Peter Obi has pledged to end insecurity and return displaced Nigerians to their homes within 18 months if elected president in 2027, declaring that his administration would have failed if citizens remained in internally displaced persons camps.

Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate Peter Obi has pledged to end displacement across Nigeria within 18 months if elected president in 2027.

According to Daily Post, Obi made the promise during an engagement in Jos, Plateau State, where he identified national unity and security as priorities.

“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,” Obi declared.

He criticised Nigeria’s divisions along ethnic and religious lines, promising to promote national unity.

The former Anambra governor also condemned persistent killings and kidnappings in Plateau and Benue states.

He recalled visiting Bokkos, Mangu and Barkin Ladi, saying the suffering of displaced residents demanded urgent intervention.

Obi further pledged that an administration led by him and Rabiu Kwankwaso would strengthen security and prevent schoolchildren’s abductions.

He maintained that protecting lives and restoring displaced communities would remain central to his government’s agenda.