Following the verdict of the
Supreme Court that affirmed the election of President Bola Tinubu, presidential
candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi, has declared that the party is
now an effective opposition.
Obi said LP moved into effective
opposition due to its policies and the governance modalities that the party
campaigned for prior to the 2023 presidential election.
He highlighted the need to reduce
the cost of governance, move the nation from consumption to production, reduce
inflation, end insecurity, promote the rule of law, guarantee the
responsibility to protect citizens, and stabilize the Nigerian currency.
The former Anambra State governor
spoke during a press conference in Abuja on Wednesday.
According to Obi: “Going forward,
we in the Labour Party 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. As stake
holders and elected Labour Party officials, we shall remain loyal to our
manifesto.
“We will continue to canvas for
good governance and focus on issues that promote national interest, unity, and
cohesion. We will continue to give primacy to our Constitution, the rule of
law, and the protection of ordered liberties. We will offer the checks and
balances required in a functional democracy and vie robustly in forthcoming
elections to elect those who share our vision of a new Nigeria.
“Given our present national
circumstances, there is a compelling need for a strong political opposition. We
shall, therefore, remain in opposition, especially because of the policies and
the governance modalities that we in the Labour Party campaigned for,
especially reducing the cost of governance, moving the nation from consumption
to production, reducing inflation, ending insecurity, promoting the rule of
law, guaranteeing the responsibility to protect, and stabilizing the Nigerian
currency; are clearly not the priorities of the present administration nor is it
interested in achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).”
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