Peter Obi Speaks for the 1st Time 72 Hours After 2023 Presidential Election, Full Video Emerges

Peter Obi Speaks for the 1st Time 72 Hours After 2023 Presidential Election, Full Video Emerges

The 2023 flag bearer of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has called on every Nigerian especially supporters of his presidential ambition to remain calm and law-abiding.

Obi's call for calm comes at the peak of controversies surrounding the coalition of the just concluded 2023 presidential elections across Nigeria.

Peter Obi, 2023 presidential election, INEC, collation of results
Peter Obi has urged the Obidients to remain calm and persistent in insisting that the right thing be done at all times. Photo: Peter Obi, Goodluck Okechukwu
Source: Twitter

A Twitter user, Goodluck Okeechukwu in a video post made on Tuesday, February 28, said his friend had met Obi on board a flight from Asaba, Delta state capital city to Abuja'

Okechukwu said the former governor of Anambra state who has remained a top contender in the 2023 presidential election assured many of his followers popularly referred to as Obidients that the party and his team are closely monitoring the activities of election result collation.

The video shared by Okechukwu captured Peter responding to questions from his friend on incidents surrounding the collation of results by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

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The young man who met Obi had said in the Igbo language:

"Now after all the sufferings we went through, we are not happy."

Obi who responded in Igbo language said everything will be done in a gentle manner.

He said:

"Dont worry. It's gently gently. It (Nigeria) is a developing nation.

When told that youths are eager for protests over the collation process.

Obi replied:

“No, no, no, we will take it easy.

On when he will be making comments concerning the elections.

The LP flag bearer said:

"At the end of the day, we will eeh... We do not expect much from them because this is your time to remove a situation that has been there for years.
"What we need is to remain calm and persistent in saying this is wrong. That is the only way we can succeed.

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"We will remain calm, we will remain persistent and consistent in saying this is wrong.
"All we are asking for is good governance, let government care for the poor people, for those suffering. That's all we are asking."

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