‘Call Tinubu And Congratulate Him For The Sake Of The Southeast’ – APC Chieftain Tells Obi

• A member of the APC, Chris Adighije, has advised Peter Obi to concede defeat and congratulate Tinubu.

• Adighije urged Obi to act sportsmanlike and consider the South-East region’s political future.

• The APC stalwart expressed concern that Obi’s actions could have a significant impact on the region’s political equation.

EKO HOT BLOG reports that a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chris Adighije has urged the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi to accept his defeat and congratulate the nation’s president-elect, Bola Tinubu.

Adighije who is also the pro-chancellor and chairman of the governing council of the Federal University, Lokoja, gave the advice in a statement on Sunday.

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He pleaded with the LP flag bearer to show sportsmanship by calling Tinubu to congratulate him on his victory at the polls.

The chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) stakeholders in Abia argued that what Obi needs to endear himself to the hearts of the people Is an act that will not snowball into the destruction of lives and property.

The APC stalwart urged Peter Obi to consider the South-East region before taking any decision.

He expressed concern that Obi’s action would go a long way to determine where the South-East would be in the political equation of Nigeria.

He said, “l want to congratulate the leader of my party, the President-Elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. I also will use this opportunity to congratulate Mr Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, for his forthrightness and resilience in the election.”

The APC chieftain added, “I will appeal that he congratulates the winner of the presidential poll as l believe sincerely that such a good gesture would endear him more to the hearts of the Obidient Movement and Nigeria at large.”

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“He takes in this circumstance has a high propensity to affect Nigerians, especially the South-Easterners positively or negatively.”

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