2027: Ohanaeze urges Igbo people to defend their votes and warns election riggers

Ohanaeze Ndigbo warned politicians, parties and electoral officials that attempts to rig the 2027 general elections or impose leaders on Igbo voters would meet determined resistance. In a statement issued Monday by factional Deputy President-General Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro and Professor Chibuikeya Achoakawa, the organisation said its highest decision-making body, the Imeobi, had approved a proposed election blueprint focused on participation, accountability and protecting voters’ mandates. It urged voters to obtain their Permanent Voter Cards, remain vigilant and defend their ballots through lawful, peaceful means across southeastern states and Igbo-speaking communities in Delta and Rivers. Ohanaeze also called on electoral commission INEC to ensure transparent, credible elections whose results reflect the votes cast.