Peter Obi Moves to Avert Post-Primary Rift, Urges Aspirants to Accept Results
Sunday Aborisade in Abuja
Presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr. Peter Obi, has moved to calm emerging tensions within the party following its recently concluded primary elections, urging aggrieved aspirants to accept the outcome of the contests and unite behind the party’s larger political objective.
Addressing the party’s second National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting in Abuja, Obi said the success of the NDC would depend not on who won or lost during the primaries but on the ability of members to subordinate personal ambitions to the collective interest of building a credible political alternative for Nigeria.
His appeal came amid efforts by the party leadership to consolidate internal cohesion after a series of congresses, conventions and primary elections conducted within a relatively short period.
