Peter Obi Moves to Avert Post-Primary Rift, Urges Aspirants to Accept Results

Peter Obi, the presidential candidate for the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), is actively working to quell internal tensions following the party's recent primary elections. He has called on all aspirants to accept the outcomes in good faith and to prioritize the party's broader political objectives over personal ambitions.

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I want to sincerely appeal to all our aspirants, those who participated in our primaries, to accept the outcomes in good faith.

Addressing the NDC's second National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting in Abuja, Obi stressed that the party's ultimate success hinges on its members' ability to unite behind the collective interest of establishing a credible political alternative for Nigeria. "In every democratic process, there will be winners and there will be others who did not succeed. What matters most is what we do after the process," Obi stated, acknowledging the natural competition within democratic organizations.

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In every democratic process, there will be winners and there will be others who did not succeed. What matters most is what we do after the process.

Obi highlighted the party's remarkable organizational development, noting that the NDC has achieved in months what typically takes established parties years. He urged members to remain focused on the larger challenge of offering Nigerians a new leadership style characterized by accountability, inclusiveness, and compassion, rather than becoming consumed by internal contests. He also pointed out that the party has successfully navigated congresses, conventions, and primaries within a compressed 90-day period, a feat that requires understanding, patience, and sacrifice from its members.

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We have done congresses, we have done conventions, and we have done primaries all within about 90 days. Even established parties struggle with this. We must therefore show understanding, patience and sacrifice for the greater good of the party.

National Chairman of the NDC, Moses Cleopas, described the party's emergence and swift growth as extraordinary, attributing its progress to collective commitment and divine guidance. Senator Seriake Dickson, National Leader of the NDC, echoed this sentiment, praising the party's resilience and its defiance of early predictions of collapse. "From day one, we were not expected to survive. But we have conducted congresses, primaries and conventions, and we are still standing strong. That alone is a testimony," Dickson remarked.

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From day one, we were not expected to survive. But we have conducted congresses, primaries and conventions, and we are still standing strong. That alone is a testimony.