Peter Obi Congratulates Adeleke, Salutes Lasun’s Courage As He Urges Focus Ahead of 2023 Elections
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has congratulated the winner of the Osun State governorship election, Senator Ademola Adeleke and hailed the courage of the governorship candidate of the party, Rt. Hon Lasun Sulaimon Yusuff and his running mate, Adeola Adekunle Atanda, “for a hard fought battle and their spirit of reslove and sportsmanship, despite the outcome.”
According to a statement issued by the former Governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Oseloka Obaze, Obi urged the Obidient Movement Family and our supporters nationwide to work and focus on the forthcoming 2023 general elections.
“I extend my warmest personal congratulations to Sen. Ademola Adeleke on winning the Osun State Gubernatorial elections.
“I also congratulate the candidate of our Labour Party Rt. Hon Lasun Sulaimon Yusuff and his running mate, Adeola Adekunle Atanda, for a hard fought battle and their spirit of reslove and sportsmanship, despite the outcome.
“To our the Obidient Movement Family and our supporters nationwide, the outcome of this particular election is not a verdict on our exponentially growing srtength nationwide especially when viewed against the fact that we are barely one month old in the party and we had to contend with forces that have been entrenched in the state for the last two decades.
“However, within this very short period of only a few weeks, the Labour Party has made its presence and political impact felt nationally.
“We must strengthen our collective resolve not relent in our noble march to take back our country.
“Much work remains to be done, hence we must focus the totality of our efforts now on the forthcoming 2023 General elections.
“In the fullness of time, our message of rescue and recovery will resonate through out the length and breath of the Nation and most Nigerian electorate will buy in into our mission to take back Nigeria, for the purpose of rescuing it from continued decline, shift the National psyche from consumption to production and from sharing dwindling resources to creating wealth and frontally combating poverty”, Peter Obi stated.
