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Rufai: Security, If you were the Commander in Chief, what would you do about our kid being in the bush, and how would you do it? Peter Obi: I will not tell you. Rufai: Why? But Nigerians need to know. Peter Obi: Nigerians are not asking that. It's people who don't know what to do. Commitment, I fought criminality in Anambra State. You must show commitment.

I will not tell Nigerians how I will generate 10,000MW of electricity. It’s not for them to know. They just have to believe me and vote for me — Peter Obi The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has insisted that Nigerians do not need to know how he plans to deliver 10,000 megawatts of electricity if elected president, saying they only need to trust him based on his track record. Speaking during an interview with media personality Rufai Oseni, Obi was pressed to explain his promise to increase Nigeria’s power generation capacity to at least 10,000MW within four years. When asked to provide a detailed roadmap, Obi declined, arguing that political leaders are often judged by their credibility rather than by publicly disclosing every aspect of their plans. “No, no, no, I’m not going to tell you how. It is not for you to know how. It is for you to look at the man who is saying this,” Obi said. The former Anambra governor maintained that he had a history of fulfilling promises while in office and reiterated his commitment to improving Nigeria’s electricity supply. “I have said, and I repeat, that in four years we will generate, transmit, and distribute at least 10,000 megawatts of electricity,” he stated. As Rufai Oseni, the host, continued to demand specifics, Obi stood his ground, insisting that voters should focus on whether they trust him to deliver. “They don’t need to know. They need to believe in me,” he said. Obi also criticized successive governments over Nigeria’s power sector, claiming that no new government-owned power plant had been commissioned since 2015.  He contrasted Nigeria’s performance with countries such as Indonesia, India and Egypt, which he said significantly expanded their electricity generation capacity over the same period. According to Obi, achieving higher power output is “not rocket science,” adding that he has studied successful models in other countries and understands what is required to replicate such progress in Nigeria. “My commitment is that I will deliver it. I have my name on it,” he said.

Peter Obi: In four years, we will generate, transmit, and distribute at least 10,000 megawatts of electricity. Rufai: How are you going to do it? Peter Obi: I’m not going to tell you how I’m going to do it, it is not for you to know how. It’s for you to look at a man who is saying this.