NDC: “Accept Primary Results” – Peter Obi Urges Fellow Aspirants

Peter Obi

The presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress, Peter Obi, has urged aspirants who participated in the NDC’s recently concluded primary elections to accept the outcomes. He recently urged participants to support efforts to strengthen the party ahead of future elections.

Speaking during the second National Executive Committee meeting of the NDC in Abuja, Obi warned against allowing grievances from the primaries to undermine the party’s broader objectives.

Obi added that internal competition will always be inevitable in every democratic process.

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

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.

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.

I most sincerely apologise that this meeting started late. I appreciate all of you who came from different parts of Nigeria to be here. Your commitment is what keeps this project alive.

We should not be overly consumed by today’s internal processes. We must look ahead to tomorrow.

This party will be different. When given the opportunity, we will demonstrate leadership that is inclusive, compassionate, and accountable.

We will soon begin visits to all states of the federation. We do not want members always coming to Abuja; we will go to them.

We must engage directly with Nigerians, understand their realities, and build our policies around their needs.

We know the challenges facing our country—security, infrastructure, education, healthcare—but this is not yet campaign time.”

WOW.