The Labour Party’s (LP) presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, asserts that he remains dedicated to creating a new Nigeria despite the Supreme Court’s decision against him in the 2023 presidential election. He further states that his commitment encompasses ensuring accountability, transparency, and fair distribution of opportunities, resources, and privileges in the nation.
Speaking at a press conference in Abuja on Monday, Obi conveyed his displeasure with the decision while reaffirming his commitment to establishing a country based on the values of wise resource management. He stated that they intend to stick to the party’s platform as elected officials and stakeholders.
“As someone who has previously benefited from the rulings of the Supreme Court on electoral matters, I have after a period of deep and sober reflection, decided to personally and formally react to the recent judgment as most Nigerians have.
“This is because we are confronted with very weighty issues of national interest.”
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“However, as democrats who believe in the rule of law, we recognise that the Supreme Court is the end stage of the quest for legal closure to the matter.
“As a party and as candidates, Datti and I have now exhausted all legal and constitutional remedies available to us.
“However, this end is only another beginning in our quest for the vindication of the hope of the common man for a better country.
“After all, sovereignty belongs to the people! If only for historical purposes, it behoves us to place our disagreement with and deep reservations about this judgment on public record.”
”Where the value and import of the recent Supreme Court ruling ends is where my commitment to a new Nigeria begins.
“Our mission and mandate remain unchanged. From the very onset, our mission has been more about enthroning a new Nigeria.
“It is a new nation where things work, where the country is led from its present waste and consumption orientation to a production-driven economy.
“In the new Nigeria, the aim is to address all unmet needs by showing compassion for all those left behind by the present system.”
“Going forward, we at the LP and the Obidient Movement are now effectively in opposition. We are glad that the nation has heard us loud and clear.
“We shall now expand the confines of our message of hope to the rest of the country. We shall meet the people in the places where they feel pain and answer their needs for hope.
“At marketplaces, motor parks, town halls, board rooms, and university and college campuses, we all carry and deliver the message of a new Nigeria”.
