The Labour Party Presidential Candidate, Peter Obi says he joins “the majority of Nigerians to reject the shameful condition of Nigeria “, and urged the Judiciary to reaffirm its independence and integrity at the election petition tribunal.
Peter Obi in his statement titled “AT A TIME LIKE THIS: MY MESSAGE TO FELLOW NIGERIANS’ reassured the people that a new Nigeria is possible, saying it is time to reflect and re-examine the assumptions and pin down the causes of our missed opportunities and disappointments.
The Labour Party Presidential candidate said:”the country stands at that critical moment in time when, as a people, ‘we must collectively come to grips with the reality of our injured destiny as well as the reasons for that injury.
It is for us to reassess our plight as a young democracy and identify clear pathways to a better and greater future for us all,” Obi said.
He insists that the conduct and outcome of the last elections showed the troubled state of our democracy where a minority, indeed a handful of partisans, seem satisfied with the conduct of the election and the results, while the majority of Nigerian voters and many international observers remain confounded by the process and the outcome.
MUST READ: Just In: Peter Obi, others file petition seeking to upturn Tinubu’s emergence as President-Elect
Obi however reiterates that even though Serious reservations have been expressed by a significant majority of stakeholders about the shortcomings of the elections, it’s not for anyone to take the laws into his hands.
Obi called on Nigerians, especially the youths to remain steadfast, calm,
patient, and peaceful.
Obi said he is aware that some evil designs are being hatched against him and his supporters in the coming months. “Efforts will be made to taint my image. Campaigns of calumny are being perfected to defame my character and diminish my hard-earned integrity, all aimed at degrading our support base and confusing the public.
“But, no evil campaign will alter the substance of my character; nor diminish my patriotic commitment to a better Nigeria. It is not about me. It is about a better Nigeria. It is about the future of our youths.it is about ending the Years of Locust. “
(Editor: Paul Akhagbemhe)
