Full Text of Peter Obi's Statement to Nigerians Hours to Tinubu's Inauguration
- Peter Obi, the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, said Monday's presidential inauguration of Bola Ahmed Tinubu, would strengthen him
- Obi said he wouldn’t back down on his struggle to secure his 'mandate' despite Tinubu’s inauguration
- The former Anambra governor challenged the judiciary to use the election cases currently before it to reaffirm its independence and integrity
FCT, Abuja - Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), says his camp expects that the Nigerian judiciary will use the election cases currently before it to reaffirm its independence and integrity.
Obi said the LP is putting its trust in the judiciary “for all our sakes and for itself”.
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He wrote in a series of tweets posted on Monday, May 29:
“The judiciary is part of the democratic enterprise and a critical governance tool for determining the propriety of the decisions and actions of every citizen and every institution of state.
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“To that extent, and for that reason, I urge everyone to treat it with the respect and dignity it deserves.
“We expect that the Nigerian judiciary will use the election cases now before it to reaffirm its independence and integrity. It has to do so, for all our sakes and for itself.”
"I will never shrink”, Obi says
Furthermore, the presidential hopeful asked Nigerians to remain peaceful and law-abiding.
The former Anambra state governor also expressed his determination “to work with like-minded fellow Nigerians to end the curse of missed opportunities”, adding that he “will never shrink”.
Obi didn’t stop there. He alleged that there are “evil” plans being mapped out to taint his image, but declared:
“No evil campaign will diminish my patriotic commitment to a better Nigeria.”
Full text of Obi's statement
For all Nigerians, this is a time for deep reflection. It is also a time to re-examine our assumptions, even as we reaffirm our hopes. Let us calmly review our aspirations, in order to recalibrate our expectations and pin down the causes of our missed opportunities and disappointments.
We stand at that critical moment in time when, as a people, we must collectively come to grips with the reality of our injured destiny as well as the reasons for that injury.
It is for us to reassess our plight as a young democracy and identify clear pathways to a better and greater future for us all. As we await the verdict of the election tribunal, I urge all Nigerians to use this opportunity to renew their commitment to the Nigerian ideal. That ideal remains noble and worth every sacrifice we can make.
Nigeria remains our only patrimony and it is a patrimony we must protect, rather than violate. We have no other nation but this, so let us remain committed to rescuing and rebuilding it.
The judiciary is part of the democratic enterprise and a critical governance tool for determining the propriety of the decisions and actions of every citizen and every institution of state. To that extent, and for that reason, I urge everyone to treat it with the respect and dignity it deserves.
We expect that the Nigerian judiciary will use the election cases now before it to reaffirm its independence and integrity. It has to do so, for all our sakes and for itself.
Nigerians must, therefore, remain peaceful and law abiding. No matter the depth of anyone's reservations about what is going on in the polity today, no matter the real and imagined provocations, and no matter the disagreement out there, we should remember that this will not last forever.
I remain committed, and untiring, in my determination to work with like-minded fellow Nigerians to end the curse of missed opportunities and squandered hope that has become our lot here.
I will never shrink from that original commitment, because I firmly believe that we must change from the present politics of criminality, and corruption, in order to make a new Nigeria possible.
I call on fellow Nigerians, especially the youths to remain steadfast, calm, patient, and peaceful. Our journey may be long and difficult but it is worth it in every way. Victory is assured.
We have to work together to move our beautiful country from corruption and criminality to a center of productivity rather than aimless consumption.
I am aware of some evil designs being hatched against me and my supporters in the coming months. Efforts will be made to taint my image. Campaigns of calumny are being perfected to defame my character and diminish my hard-earned integrity.
These schemes will aim at degrading our support base and confusing the public. But, no evil campaign will alter the substance of my character; nor diminish my patriotic commitment to a better Nigeria.
It is about the future of our youths. it is about ending the Years of Locust.
In all of this, I thank Nigerians, our great party (LP) and the media. The latter, as the Fourth Estate of the realm, has remained a trusted ally.
This Estate must continue to guide our people on the immense promise of a future in a new Nigeria.
God bless Nigeria and protect the troops keeping us safe in this season of vaulting insecurity.
Long live the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Peter Obi vs Bola Tinubu
Obi, who came third in the February presidential election, urged the court to nullify Bola Tinubu’s victory and order a fresh poll.
In his preliminary response to the petition, the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Tinubu prayed the court to dismiss the petition for lacking in merit.
Regardless, Tinubu will be sworn in on Monday, May 29, as Nigeria’s president.
“Why I rejected dual citizenship of other countries”, Obi finally opens up
In a piece of related news, Legit.ng earlier reported that Obi said he rejected the dual citizenship of other countries in the past because he was conscious that Nigeria was the only country he had.
The Labour Party chieftain stated that he had the foresight that Nigeria would need his full attention and commitment in future.
Source: Legit.ng
