Peter Obi congratulates Adeleke, assures supporters of commitment to rescue Nigeria
by Ebor Cletus Ralph Jr
Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s presidential candidate for next years’s General elections, congratulated Ademola Adeleke, the PDP Candidate for Osun State, on his victory in the state’s governorship election on Sunday.
Recall that, On Sunday morning, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced Adeleke as the election’s victor.
He received 403,371 votes, beating out All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate Governor Gboyega Oyetola, who received 375,027 votes.
The former governor of Anambra State also praised Yusuf Lasun, the LP’s candidate for governor, in a statement he personally signed.
He urged his supporters to be steadfast in the fight to save the nation in 2023 and warned them not to be disappointed by the election’s results.
Obi said: “I extend my warmest personal congratulations to Sen. Ademola Adeleke on winning the Osun State gubernatorial election.
“I also congratulate the candidate, Rt. Hon Lasun Sulaimon Yusuff and his running mate, Adeola Adekunle Atanda, for a hard fought battle and their spirit of resolve and sportsmanship, despite the outcome.
“To the Obidient Movement Family and our supporters nationwide, the outcome of this particular election is not a verdict on our exponentially growing strength nationwide, especially when viewed against the fact that we are barely one month old in the party and we had to contend with forces that have been entrenched in the state for the last two decades. However, within this very short period of only a few weeks, the Labour Party has made its presence and political impact felt nationally.
“We must strengthen our collective resolve not to relent in our noble march to take back our country. Much work remains to be done, hence we must focus the totality of our efforts now on the forthcoming 2023 General elections.
“In the fullness of time, our message of rescue and recovery will resonate throughout the length and breadth of the nation and most Nigerian electorate will buy in into our mission to take back Nigeria, for the purpose of rescuing it from continued decline, shift the National psyche from consumption to production and from sharing dwindling resources to creating wealth and frontally combating poverty.”
