…speaks about challenges of reclaiming mandate
After being conspicuously absent from social media for four days, Peter Obi, Labour Party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 general election, is back to social media.
Obi returned to social media on Tuesday after his last post on Friday, April 14, 2023, to reiterate the mission to reclaim his mandate and encourage his supporters to have faith as he goes through the process of challenging the victory of Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress in the court of law.
The former governor of Anambra state, who came third in the presidential election, is hoping that the Presidential Election Tribunal will annul Tinubu’s victory and declare him the winner of the controversial presidential election held on February 25.
Obi said he will never relent in his course to birthing a new Nigeria notwithstanding the opposition, “lies and propaganda” against him.
“I encourage Nigerians to remain calm and steadfast in the journey to reclaiming their mandate of a new Nigeria. I will never give up on this journey until victory is achieved,” his post read.
“I never expected the journey to a new Nigeria to be an easy one. The forces, who had over the years, lived off the old order, are bound to fight back, as is being experienced now.
“If they come at us through land, air and sea, we will respond to them through land, air and sea but, we will remain law abiding and will never give up on the nation. We are on the right path and we will remain committed to the course.”
Noting that he is not only committed to reclaiming his mandate but also transforming Nigeria, Obi said: “I reiterate my commitment to building a Nigeria that will be beneficial to every Nigerian. The struggle to reclaim this mandate is not about me as a person but, about millions of Nigerians who placed their trust in me through their votes.
“The millions of Nigerians who voted for me did not just cast their votes but, they invested their hopes in me and they deserve justice. So, we must stay the course.
“Beyond regaining our mandate, I am committed to lifting people out of poverty and I remain committed to transforming Nigeria starting from the North to every part of the nation.”
Obi added that as a law-abiding citizen, he is not afraid of the “lies and propaganda” unleashed by the opposition and his critics against him to deter him from his mission.
He wrote, “There may be more mud-slinging from those who are against the emergence of the new Nigeria but, I would never be deterred by the obstacles along the way to victory. I have always lived my life in the most law-abiding manner.
“Sometimes as humans, we make mistakes but, I will never knowingly break any law. I am therefore not afraid of the lies and propaganda against my person. They are part of the journey to a New Nigeria.”
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