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Democracy In Nigeria Now Tool For Elite State Capture — Peter Obi by Bobloco(op): 1:18pm On Sep 18, 2025

…Says Democracy Dying as Leaders No Longer Serve the People

Former Anambra State governor and Labour Party presidential candidate in the last general election, Mr. Peter Obi, has warned that democracy in Nigeria is under grave threat, lamenting that it has been hijacked by the elite and reduced to a tool for state capture.

Obi, in a statement released in Onitsha by his media aide, Mr. Valentine Obienyem, said this while delivering a keynote address at the 2025 Goodluck Jonathan Foundation Annual Democracy Dialogue in Accra, Ghana, themed “What Makes Democracy Die?”

He described democracy as a system rooted in accountability, service to the people, security, education, healthcare, and poverty alleviation, but regretted that Nigeria’s democratic practice had strayed far from these ideals.

“Democracy in Nigeria is under threat because it no longer serves the people or holds leaders accountable,” Obi declared. “Regrettably, it has been reduced to a tool for elite state capture, granting access to public resources for private and family interests.”

According to him, democracy dies when leaders stop prioritising citizens’ needs and institutions cease to uphold accountability. “Nigeria is a typical example of this tragic reality,” he added.

The former presidential candidate stressed that reversing the decline of democracy in Nigeria would require the electorate to take governance and elections seriously by voting only for leaders with competence, capacity, character, compassion, and commitment to service.

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2025/09/democracy-in-nigeria-now-tool-for-elite-state-capture-peter-obi/

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Re: Democracy In Nigeria Now Tool For Elite State Capture — Peter Obi by Moroccoguy: 1:58pm On Sep 18, 2025

This man should leave petty politics, he should appoint a spokes person and allow them to do the dirty work for him.

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Re: Democracy In Nigeria Now Tool For Elite State Capture — Peter Obi by Racoon(m): 2:06pm On Sep 18, 2025*

Of course it is the newest form of disguise military tyranny. Many African leaders have abused the concept of democracy. This is why the likes of Goita, Tiachiani and Traore are honest being the military guys around

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Re: Democracy In Nigeria Now Tool For Elite State Capture — Peter Obi by JAWBONE(m): 3:13pm On Sep 18, 2025

Tinubu aka T-Pain will be remembered as the person who put the final nail on the coffin of democracy we fought so hard to preserve

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Re: Democracy In Nigeria Now Tool For Elite State Capture — Peter Obi by Thundafireseun: 3:13pm On Sep 18, 2025

Complainer in Chief of the online forces ….

You and ur likes deceived Fubara ….

I’m sure Fubara is regretting listening to you

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Re: Democracy In Nigeria Now Tool For Elite State Capture — Peter Obi by Brendaniel: 3:13pm On Sep 18, 2025

And ethnic division by Tinubu and his supporters

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Re: Democracy In Nigeria Now Tool For Elite State Capture — Peter Obi by Shawarmagirl: 3:14pm On Sep 18, 2025

Cry will full this post from the shildren of hate..

God bless Peter Obi

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Re: Democracy In Nigeria Now Tool For Elite State Capture — Peter Obi by lawbabs: 3:14pm On Sep 18, 2025

Moroccoguy:
This man should leave petty politics, he should appoint a spokes person and allow them to do the dirty work for him.

You want a leader of a mob to abandon his main cooking ingredient, and let someone else do it for him. I bet you he will never do so. The mob are only excited when he makes statements like this... I honestly want him to win the next election to clear the eyes of his mob for four years...

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Re: Democracy In Nigeria Now Tool For Elite State Capture — Peter Obi by Shawarmagirl: 3:14pm On Sep 18, 2025

Moroccoguy:
This man should leave petty politics, he should appoint a spokes person and allow them to do the dirty work for him.

How is that your business how he choose to react or speak?

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Re: Democracy In Nigeria Now Tool For Elite State Capture — Peter Obi by SLIDEwaxie(m): 3:16pm On Sep 18, 2025

This one go cry tire.
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
I nor get any more characters to add o

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Re: Democracy In Nigeria Now Tool For Elite State Capture — Peter Obi by fragility1000(m): 3:16pm On Sep 18, 2025

Bobloco:
…Says Democracy Dying as Leaders No Longer Serve the People

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2025/09/democracy-in-nigeria-now-tool-for-elite-state-capture-peter-obi/

See person wey come out say doctors say make him rest,make e dey play oooo

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Re: Democracy In Nigeria Now Tool For Elite State Capture — Peter Obi by Fiscus105(m): 3:17pm On Sep 18, 2025*

Bobloco:
…Says Democracy Dying as Leaders No Longer Serve the People

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2025/09/democracy-in-nigeria-now-tool-for-elite-state-capture-peter-obi/

Unfortunately if you have opportunity you will do exactly, if not worse, after all, you too, did state capturing while held sway in Ogulutu republic. NO LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTION FOR ENTIRE YEARS YOU SPENT AS EMPEROR.

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Re: Democracy In Nigeria Now Tool For Elite State Capture — Peter Obi by Shawarmagirl: 3:17pm On Sep 18, 2025

Thundafireseun:
Complainer in Chief of the online forces ….

You and ur likes deceived Fubara ….

I’m sure Fubara is regretting listening to you

Those who speak out and your likes called them complainers are the people that put the government on check. If they don't speak, probably you'll be serving the elite children by now. So rest.

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Re: Democracy In Nigeria Now Tool For Elite State Capture — Peter Obi by Proudlyngwa(m): 3:17pm On Sep 18, 2025

So how many states have you not captured.

Abi are u not democratic enough
Because last I checked, Patani, malami, El Rufai, are elites and they are your latest friends

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Re: Democracy In Nigeria Now Tool For Elite State Capture — Peter Obi by Lanretoye(m): 3:17pm On Sep 18, 2025

This one will just continue to lose his relevance,at a point I was feeling his grooves until he started making a mockery of himself with his unrealistic aspersions and desperations like going to Egypt to learn their electricity in 3days and promising to do only one term
If not for social media,no body will know him today

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Re: Democracy In Nigeria Now Tool For Elite State Capture — Peter Obi by Kingpele(m): 3:17pm On Sep 18, 2025

Absolutely anytime a country is run by experts in politics ...there's no were in the constitution that envisaged that elected governor can be suspended by the president at any time, state of emergency recognised in the constitution centred on the president taking over the security of the state and work directly with Commissioner of police and GOC etc to restore security to the affected state....removing the elected governor of a state is abuse of presidential powers

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Re: Democracy In Nigeria Now Tool For Elite State Capture — Peter Obi by rinzaugustine: 3:18pm On Sep 18, 2025*

Peter Obi today is that last hope of millions of at the grass roots level in Nigeria . If tinubu can engage with ordinary Nigerians at least 1% of what Obi does, he could have known the problems of the country and fashioned out ways to solve it and not his current trend of Instead of engaging ordinary Nigerians, he is hobnobing with same corrupt elite rich, flying all over the world in private jets , taking pictures with macron in fancy suits and chauffeur driven cars in Europe as if he is an online content creator celebrity while Legalizing corruption, bandits kill your people, people dying from hunger, no lights, no jobs, no employment, no hope….

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Re: Democracy In Nigeria Now Tool For Elite State Capture — Peter Obi by Shawarmagirl: 3:18pm On Sep 18, 2025

fragility1000:
See person wey come out say doctors say make him rest,make e dey play oooo

He's more stronger and healthier than you. So rest.

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Re: Democracy In Nigeria Now Tool For Elite State Capture — Peter Obi by sulaak(m): 3:19pm On Sep 18, 2025

Bobloco:
…Says Democracy Dying as Leaders No Longer Serve the People

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2025/09/democracy-in-nigeria-now-tool-for-elite-state-capture-peter-obi/

This is coming from a political elite that is in bed with the likes of El Rufai and Atiku. They are all useless from OBJ to Tinubu Nigeria political elites have been destructive to Nigerians.

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Re: Democracy In Nigeria Now Tool For Elite State Capture — Peter Obi by Shawarmagirl: 3:20pm On Sep 18, 2025

Lanretoye:
This one will just continue to lose his relevance,at a point I was feeling his grooves until he started making a mockery of himself with his unrealistic aspersions and desperations like going to Egypt to learn their electricity in 3days and promising to do only one term

Obi is not looking for relevance. He's relevant personified.

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Re: Democracy In Nigeria Now Tool For Elite State Capture — Peter Obi by donmixc: 3:20pm On Sep 18, 2025

Tinubo has embarrassed patriotic citizens enough, we will vote him out come 2027. I know his people will differ. however, their tiny votes are insignificant undecided

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Re: Democracy In Nigeria Now Tool For Elite State Capture — Peter Obi by Gab1976(m): 3:20pm On Sep 18, 2025

JAWBONE:
Tinubu aka T-Pain will be remembered as the person who put the final nail on the coffin of democracy we fought so hard to preserve

You have said it all. Its true my Brother, tomorrow all that clap for Tinubu will start talking against him.

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Re: Democracy In Nigeria Now Tool For Elite State Capture — Peter Obi by fasho01(m): 3:21pm On Sep 18, 2025

Mr Cho Cho Cho.. Abeg let us rest and stop crying foul all the time. It wasn't a tool for state capture when you were governor was it?

Play this opposition with sense abeg

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Re: Democracy In Nigeria Now Tool For Elite State Capture — Peter Obi by Lanretoye(m): 3:21pm On Sep 18, 2025

Shawarmagirl:
Obi is not looking for relevance. He's relevant personified.

we can see his relevance in the southeast that he came from,all stakeholders are reckoning with him

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Re: Democracy In Nigeria Now Tool For Elite State Capture — Peter Obi by Shawarmagirl: 3:22pm On Sep 18, 2025

rinzaugustine:
Peter Obi today is that last hope of the common man at the grass roots level in Nigeria

Do not mind those who knows nothing about politics talking trash because of tribalism. He's putting the government on check. FG will react to this, that shows they are on check.

Re: Democracy In Nigeria Now Tool For Elite State Capture — Peter Obi by Mrexcell(m): 3:25pm On Sep 18, 2025

Nigeria really needs to come together and design their own kind of democracy this one nigeria copied from western countries is clearly not working for the nigerian masses but for the corrupt elites and imperial colonial masters.