A NEW NIGERIA – THE PROMISEDLAND; OBSTACLES, BATTLES, AND MOCKERS ON THE WAY TO FREEDOM.
By Dr Ben Chukwu (MBBCh, FMCS)
The New Nigeria of our dream – The PROMISED LAND will not be given freely; it must be systematically taken through unyielding unity and strategic discipline. We as a party or coalition of groups must not succumb to internal friction, or else we will face a catastrophic falure and a prolonged detour. If we remain unified, no structural obstacle can prevent that sweet transition to a new Nigeria in 2027.
The historical journey of the Israelites from bondage(Egypt) to Canaan serves as an uncanny, powerful blueprint for the modern push toward a “New Nigeria” in 2027. Just as the Israelites faced immense systemic hurdles from Pharaoh and severe internal fractures in the desert, the movement to actualize a Peter Obi presidency faces identical parallel battles.
The Analogy: Red Seas and Golden Calfs
The External Pharaoh (The Ruling Party, Tinubu & INEC): The stubborn refusal of Egypt’s regime to let the people go parallels the aggressive resistance of the ruling party They will use the vast machinery of the state, financial advantages, and logistics to block our escape from their stranglehold. INEC, much like the barrier of the Red Sea, stands as a massive structural obstacle where transparency and independence must be forcefully demanded, not passively expected.
The Internal Distractions (Squabbles, ambitions & Impatience): The greatest danger to the Israelites wasn’t Pharaoh’s chariots—it was their own internal division. The moment hardships arose, they grumbled, romanticized past systems, and turned on each other.
There were both the external and internal mockers. Some mocked the Leader, Moses, calling him names, and some in their heart returned to the land of bondage. As the Israelites got closer to Canan, enemy nations waged war against them.
In today’s context, the newly forged partnership or party faces the exact same trap: elite friction over ticket zoning, ego clashes, and disgruntled stakeholders building “golden calfs” of personal ambition that threaten to fracture the collective focus. Mockers and distractions like the bitter Keneth Okonkwo and APC internet thugs exist.
Strategic Advice to Key Stakeholders.
To cross the wilderness (to overcome today’s challenges) and successfully reach the destination (Obi/Kwankwaso victory) in 2027, the various arms of this partnership must operate with absolute alignment, mutual respect, and unified purpose.
1. The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) & the Leaders:
Build Structural Fortresses, Not Just Factions
Enforce Disciplined Conflict Resolution of Internal squabbles over party structure and ticket allocation. The party leadership must establish zero-tolerance policies for public mudslinging. Create a transparent, binding internal arbitration mechanism to pacify disgruntled members early.
We should prioritize Grassroots Institutionalization. Do not rely solely on the huge personal popularity of Mr Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso. The party must use this time to aggressively build permanent, functional structures in all 774 Local Government Areas (LGAs) by leveraging on the widespread membership of the Obidient movement, COPDEM, and the Kwankwasiya movement.
2. The Kwankwasiya Movement:
The Bridge to the Northern Hinterlands.
Your movement holds the critical key to unlocking mass mobilization in the North. The leaders must fully synthesize the “OK” (Obi-Kwankwaso) partnership, ensuring that the message of disciplined governance translates seamlessly across language and cultural barriers, directly neutralizing the ruling party’s regional propaganda.
3. The Obidient Movement:
The movement should mature from an activism wave into an electoral machine.
Guard Against Impatience and Cynicism Like the Israelites who lost faith during the long delay in the desert, we must not let internet fatigue or early setbacks fracture your zeal.
We must transition to structure building across the country and diversify our energy from online advocacy to hyper-local voter education. The movement’s primary job now is ensuring millions of new voters register, collect their PVCs, and are trained in polling-unit defence strategies to secure votes against institutional sabotage.
4. Coalition for the Protection of Democracy (COPDEM):
The Technological and Legal Vanguard of democratic rules must pre-empt the systemic hurdles. We must act timely and not wait until election day to challenge institutional flaws.
We must continue to build the capacity to capture, collate, and transmit authentic votes and results digitally in real-time. You must act as the legal and operational shield—relentlessly evaluating INEC’s technological infrastructure, insisting on electoral transparency, and building international pressure to protect the sanctity of the 2027 ballot.
Conclusion:
All the party stakeholders, partnering groups/movements, candidates, and unsuccessful aspirants must focus on the big picture of a new Nigeria, under Peter Obi’s leadership, burry their differences, unite solidly behind Obi/Kwankwaso and other candidates, continue aggressive grassroot mobilization, raising and training of a massive polling unit army of vote canvassers and defenders in readiness for the final battle on election day.
