FULL SPEECH: OBI BREAKS SILENCE AFTER THE CONCLUDED PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, PREPARES FOR LEGAL FIGHT

 The Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, on Thursday, 2nd March 2023; broke his silence at the final results of the remaining Saturday’s presidential election, claiming that the exercise become marred via way of means irregularities. The former Anambra State governor who addressed a global press convention in Abuja claimed that the manner that produced Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress as president-spot for become “programmed for decided effects”.

He, however, vowed to discover all prison alternatives to get better his “mandate”, claiming he gained the presidential poll.

Let me accurately affect you due to the fact I’m seeing a few humans pronouncing withinside the media that I launched one piece of information or the difference. I actually have in no way, without delay or indirectly, spoken or launched any message when you consider that after vote casting at the twenty-fifth. My remaining remark to the media become right now after vote casting at the twenty-fifth, and I’ve in no way finished so till now. So, if something you spot withinside the media please disregard it. It’s now no longer coming from me without delay or indirectly.

“This is my first time speaking to the media, and I thank all of you for your understanding. For me, it's miles a completely easy factor to talk to Nigerians who on the twenty-fifth of February trooped out en loads as dedicated residents to take part in what everyone has referred to as an existential election, for a supposedly free, truthful, credible presidential and countrywide meeting election. We provide a way to God.

“For me, the primary factor is gratitude. Gratitude to God Almighty that maintains to defend and bless our pricey us of a Nigeria. The number is gratitude. Gratitude to Nigerians that participated withinside the election, answering the decision as real residents in our pricey us of a. Number 3 is gratitude to the ones of you Nigerians, mainly the youngsters, that believed and labored tirelessly for a brand new Nigeria, I thank them for his or her difficult paintings. Gratitude to the Obidients, Youths, and individuals who consider that a brand new Nigeria is possible, and I say to them that a brand new Nigeria is possible, and we can paint for that new Nigeria.

“The resilience, the difficult paintings, for a brand new Nigeria have to now no longer wane. Datti and I continue to be dedicated to that new Nigeria. I understand how they may be feeling now due to the manner the elections have come and gone. The dedication of Nigerians, even withinside the face of unwarranted attacks, is an affidavit that a brand new Nigeria is certainly possible. I examine humans like Lady Jennifer who become stabbed but insisted on vote casting, and that offers me the braveness to consider that a brand new Nigeria is certainly possible –and there are such a lot of different Nigerians.

“The election that we simply witnessed has been performed and effects introduced as programmed. It is a clear violation of the electoral regulations and hints as we have been promised. This election did now no longer meet the minimal preferred anticipated of a free, transparent, credible truthful election. It will pass down as one of the maximum arguable elections ever performed in Nigeria.

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“The excellent and hardworking humans of Nigeria have once more been robbed via way of means of our intended leaders whom they trusted. However, very humbly, I need to attraction to all Nigerians to stay non-violent, regulation-abiding, and behavior themselves withinside the maximum accountable manner. Please be confident that Datti and I, and certainly everyone, this isn't always the stop however the starting of the adventure for the start of a brand new Nigeria. Datti Baba-Ahmed and I continue to be undaunted and dedicated to the assignment of a brand new Nigeria with a purpose to be constructed on honesty, transparency, fairness, justice, and equity.

“All the above begins off evolved with a manner. The manner via which humans come into the workplace is some distance extra fundamental, and extra critical than what they do thereafter. It is my perception that in case you need to answer “His Excellency”, the manner via which you arrive at the workplace needs to be excellent.

“We need to now require that we do the proper things. It has to generate self-assurance and ethical authority to lead. As you understand, the destruction of society starts and regularly progresses while we act rascally, with the planned manipulation of the guideline of thumb of regulation and the suppression of the desire of humans. During my marketing campaign, we were pronouncing that we can govern via way of means of the guideline of thumb of regulation due to the fact we understand what now no longer doing with a purpose to deliver about.

“I guarantee the best humans of Nigeria that we can discover all prison and non-violent alternatives to keep in mind our mandate.

“We gained the election, and we can show it to Nigerians.

“Please, do now no longer despair. We have elections arising on the 11th. I enjoin you to head out. Campaign. Come out and vote in that election. We nonetheless have such a lot of huge guides accessible that we want for our subnational and country assemblies. Please, pop out and be a part of that election. I guarantee you that I can be a part of it. I guarantee you that I am completely dedicated to a higher destiny on this us of a, and not nothing will forestall that. Datti’s dedication, my dedication, is total.

“Be relaxed confident that your guide will now no longer be useless and you may now no longer locate us wanting. We need to construct a higher Nigeria in which Nigerian youngsters can be happy, and satisfied to name their personal us of a.

“Thank you and may God Almighty hold to bless the Federal Republic of Nigeria.”