Peter Obi Urges Defeated NDC Aspirants to Accept Election Results in Good Faith

Peter Obi, the 2027 presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), has urged aspirants who vied for various positions at the party’s primary elections to accept the results in good faith.

Speaking in Abuja on Wednesday at the second National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of the party, Obi called on them to join hands with the party and work for its victory.

“Not everyone can win elections but all party members must come together irrespective of the outcome of the primary elections,” he said.

He said the NDC was a young political organisation that has made tremendous strides in a short period of time, adding that the party had successfully held congresses, conventions and primaries in some 90 days.

“I want to make a sincere appeal to all our aspirants who participated in the primaries to accept the outcome in good faith. There are going to be winners and losers in any democratic process. What counts is what we do after the process.

“We have had congresses, conventions and primaries in about 90 days. “We must show understanding, patience and sacrifice for the good of the party,” Obi said.

Peter Obi called on party members after the primaries to shun internal wrangling and focus on building a credible alternative political movement for 2027.

“We should not be too busy with the internal process of today. We have to look ahead. “This party will be different.” “When given the opportunity we will show leadership that is inclusive, caring and accountable,” he said.

The former Governor of Anambra State further disclosed that the party would soon embark on a nationwide engagement tour to strengthen grassroots mobilisation and deepen political education across the country.

“Soon we will commence visiting all the states of the federation. We don’t want members to always come to Abuja, we will go to them, we will engage directly with Nigerians and build our policies around their needs,” he said.

He enumerated some of the challenges facing the country to include insecurity, poor infrastructure, education and health, adding that detailed campaign message would come at the right time.

Noah’s Ark
Addressing the gathering, the NDC National Chairman, Moses Cleopas, said the party’s rapid progress was phenomenal and credited its advancement to collective sacrifice and divine guidance.

He was said to have likened the party to the biblical Noah’s ark, a vehicle of national renewal and rescue.

“This party has gone from registration to conventions and primaries in a very short time. It is not done by human effort alone. There is a higher hand that is guiding this process,” he said.

The party’s National Leader, Seriake Dickson also lauded the members for their resilience and stated that the party would soon begin a holistic reconciliation process.

“We will do a holistic reconciliation, we ask all to remain committed to it. “Those that lost today should not lose hope because tomorrow’s opportunities are still there,” Dickson said.