Ohanaeze Ndigbo has stressed that it is in support of the decision of the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, to challenge the results of the February 25, 2023 presidential election in court.
In a statement they said, “We want to state that Peter Obi has got our support, Ohanaeze Ndigbo however, will abide by the judgement of the court. Whoever emerges can count on our support,” he said.
They expressed “profound gratitude to all Nigerians from the six geopolitical zones of Nigeria who supported a very illustrious, patriotic, resourceful and dependable Nigerian, His Excellency, Peter Obi during the just concluded presidential election.”
“Peter Obi was not a candidate of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, rather he was a candidate of many patriotic and concerned Nigerians who wanted a change for a new Nigeria.
“Ohanaeze Ndigbo however is conscious of the fact that under normal condition and by the zoning principle mutually agreed by all Nigerians, the president of Nigeria in the present dispensation should come from the South Eastern part of the Country.”
“Most patriotic Nigerians were disappointed with the situation. Many of them expressed their disappointment openly through various channels. The South East prayed to God and no doubt Peter Obi’s emergence is God’s answer to our prayers and that of all Nigerians for a president who would rise to the grave challenges of leadership in Nigeria.”