Stop Sending Money Home to Loved Ones Until Tinubu Is Voted Out — Peter Obi Tells Nigerians in the UK The 2027 presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has urged Nigerians living in the United Kingdom to challenge relatives seeking financial assistance from them and support efforts to change the country’s leadership. Obi made the appeal during a town hall meeting with supporters in the UK on Sunday as he seeks to unseat President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 election. Addressing the gathering, the former Anambra State governor encouraged Nigerians in the diaspora to convince their relatives to prioritise political change rather than continually requesting money from abroad. “I need you people and that is why I’m having lunch with you today. This lunch is for you to say, this man came and what he said is the reality of our problem. Let’s work with him,” he said. He added, “You have people at home who are begging you for money. Tell them no. Let’s put somebody who has proven, I said I’m not a saint, but at least I have said something.” Obi also challenged other former governors to demonstrate that they had saved a significant portion of public funds during their time in office, arguing that his record offered a basis for comparison. “So, let’s start with this one who is maybe less corrupt. We are not saying it is all, but let’s not pretend it is not happening,” he said. The former governor maintained that Nigeria could make progress if citizens rejected corruption and the alleged diversion of public funds, which he linked to the country’s poor public infrastructure. “That is how the countries change. Countries change by people saying, hey, wait a minute, enough of this,” Obi said, adding that money allegedly diverted by public officials could otherwise have funded schools and hospitals. He further recalled a time when, according to him, public services were better managed and contrasted it with reports of officials allegedly accumulating properties and missing public funds.