{"id":175660,"date":"2025-08-23T12:03:53","date_gmt":"2025-08-23T11:03:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/obidient-movement-launches-get-your-pvc-go-merd-campaign"},"modified":"2025-08-23T13:06:40","modified_gmt":"2025-08-23T12:06:40","slug":"obidient-movement-launches-get-your-pvc-go-merd-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/obidient-movement-launches-get-your-pvc-go-merd-campaign","title":{"rendered":"Obidient Movement Launches Get Your PVC Go-MERD Campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Obidient Movement has launched a political campaign tagged \u2018Go Get Your PVC\u2019 and \u2018Get Organised \u2013 Make Election Rigging Difficult\u2019 (GO-MERD) ahead of the 2027 elections.<\/p>\n<p>Addressing a press conference in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State capital on Friday, the State Coordinator of the Movement, Dr Ben Smith said a new Nigeria is possible if everyone is committed to ensuring that right people are elected into political offices.<\/p>\n<p>He encouraged all adults to be part of the electoral process by registering and obtaining their voters cards to enable them elect right leaders.<\/p>\n<p>He said Obidients would mobilize people into voting blocs and work for the victory of those who have demonstrated enough capacity and commitment to protect Nigeria from collapse<\/p>\n<p>He said, \u201cToday, as we launch the GO-MERD Campaign here in Akwa Ibom State, know that GO-MERD means Get Organised \u2013 Make Election Rigging Difficult. GO-MERD is revolutionary because it places the burden of ensuring electoral integrity in your hands. GO-MERD allows you to take ownership of the electoral process.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShall we stand idle while kleptocrats mortgage the destiny of our children yet unborn? Shall we keep silent while the sweat of our fathers and the prayers of our mothers are wasted? This is the moment. Get Your PVC &amp; GO-MERD Akwa Ibom State if your answers to these questions are an emphatic no.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The coordinator announced that the group has opened a registration portal \u201chttps:\/\/member.obidients.com\/voting-bloc\/m5816pun,\u201d to enable both prospective and old members to register and join a voting bloc or create one to enable them enrol at least 100 persons per unit.<\/p>\n<p>He regretted that successive administrations had failed to better the lot of the masses who have continuously been deceived with false promises saying that the move is meant to discourage such fake political promises especially during electioneering campaigns.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe polling unit is our battleground. Get Your PVC &amp; GO-MERD Akwa Ibom State. This is your chance. If you just turned 18, go and register. If you have lost your PVC, this is the time to replace it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you relocated, this is the time to transfer your voting unit to the new location. If you already have your PVC, guard it like your life depends on it because truly, it does,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The Obidient Movement has launched a political campaign tagged \u2018Go Get Your PVC\u2019 and \u2018Get Organised \u2013 Make Election Rigging Difficult\u2019 (GO-MERD) ahead of the 2027 elections. Addressing a press conference in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State capital on Friday, the State Coordinator of the Movement, Dr Ben Smith said a new Nigeria [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":175659,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,30],"tags":[371,254,13742],"class_list":["post-175660","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-community","tag-akwa-ibom","tag-nigeria","tag-obidient-movement"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Obidient Movement Launches Get Your PVC Go-MERD Campaign - Nigeria<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Obidient Movement has launched a political campaign tagged \u2018Go Get Your PVC\u2019 and \u2018Get Organised \u2013 Make Election Rigg ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/obidient-movement-launches-get-your-pvc-go-merd-campaign\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Obidient Movement Launches Get Your PVC Go-MERD Campaign\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Obidient Movement has launched a political campaign tagged \u2018Go Get Your PVC\u2019 and \u2018Get Organised \u2013 Make Election Rigg ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/obidient-movement-launches-get-your-pvc-go-merd-campaign\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Nigeria\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-08-23T11:03:53+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-08-23T12:06:40+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/08\/sm_1755938349.076205.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1108\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"701\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/obidient-movement-launches-get-your-pvc-go-merd-campaign#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/obidient-movement-launches-get-your-pvc-go-merd-campaign\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Obidient Movement Launches Get Your PVC Go-MERD Campaign\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-08-23T11:03:53+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-08-23T12:06:40+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/obidient-movement-launches-get-your-pvc-go-merd-campaign\"},\"wordCount\":397,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/obidient-movement-launches-get-your-pvc-go-merd-campaign#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/08\/sm_1755938349.076205.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Akwa Ibom\",\"Nigeria\",\"Obidient Movement\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"Community\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/obidient-movement-launches-get-your-pvc-go-merd-campaign#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/obidient-movement-launches-get-your-pvc-go-merd-campaign\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/obidient-movement-launches-get-your-pvc-go-merd-campaign\",\"name\":\"Obidient Movement Launches Get Your PVC Go-MERD Campaign - 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