By Our Correspondent<\/p>\n
Presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) in the 2027 election, Mr Peter Obi, has congratulated Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, on his re-election, describing the outcome as a significant victory for democracy and a reaffirmation of the power of the electorate.<\/p>\n
Obi, in a statement titled \u201cOsun: When the People Stand, Democracy Wins,\u201d said the people of Osun had spoken \u201cwith courage and clarity,\u201d stressing that the authority to choose leaders ultimately resides with the people.<\/p>\n
He attributed Adeleke\u2019s renewed mandate to what he described as the governor\u2019s commitment to the people, compassion for their needs and the achievements recorded by his administration.<\/p>\n
The former Anambra State governor also commended youths in Osun for what he described as their peaceful and courageous defence of their democratic mandate.<\/p>\n
According to Obi, the vigilance and determination displayed by the youths demonstrated that when citizens unite to protect their votes, \u201cthe forces of good can overcome the forces of darkness.\u201d<\/p>\n
He said the major lesson from the Osun election was that democracy thrives when citizens remain vigilant, understand their civic responsibilities and insist that their votes count.<\/p>\n
Obi maintained that every legitimate vote must be respected and every lawful electoral mandate protected, urging Nigerians to draw lessons from the Osun experience ahead of the 2027 general elections.<\/p>\n
He called on Nigerians to remain informed, participate actively in the electoral process, vote and, most importantly, protect their votes.<\/p>\n
The NDC presidential candidate noted that Nigerians are the ones bearing the brunt of hunger, insecurity, deprivation and economic hardship, and therefore possess the power through their votes to demand the leadership and change required to address the challenges confronting the country.<\/p>\n
He also appealed to political actors to put national interest above partisan considerations and embrace peace, unity and the rule of law.<\/p>\n
According to him, elections should not be treated as battles to be won through violence, but as contests of ideas, competence, character and service to the people.<\/p>\n
Obi expressed optimism that the Osun experience would renew Nigerians\u2019 confidence in the democratic process and encourage citizens across the country to remain vigilant and committed to building a just, secure, prosperous and people-centred nation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
By Our Correspondent Presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) in the 2027 election, Mr Peter Obi, has congratulated Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, on his re-election, describing the outcome as a significant victory for democracy and a reaffirmation of the power of the electorate. Obi, in a statement titled \u201cOsun: When the People […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":15247,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16806","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyechoes.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16806","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyechoes.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyechoes.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyechoes.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyechoes.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16806"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dailyechoes.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16806\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16807,"href":"https:\/\/dailyechoes.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16806\/revisions\/16807"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyechoes.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15247"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyechoes.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16806"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyechoes.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16806"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyechoes.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16806"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}