As Nigerians continue to express mixed feelings over the outcome of the just-concluded presidential elections that were conducted by the Professor Mahmud Yakubu-led Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) across the country, veteran journalist, and public affairs analyst, Jimi Disu has come out to explain why he thinks it is vital for Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP) to speak to his supporters in the wake of his loss at the polls....CONTINUE READING
Speaking during an interview on Nigeria Info FM’s ‘Dailies Today’ program on Thursday morning, Disu opined that though Obi may be feeling pained about the way and manner in which he lost to Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC), it was vital, however important for him to formally speak to his followers across the country, especially those who feel they have been short-changed by INEC’s conduct during the elections.
“By the way, I think Obi should be prompted to speak formally to his supporters. Maybe he is also down, who knows? Let’s be honest, a lot of people’s perception is that if the Labour Party and the Obidient Movement had lost to a well-primed system that showed a lot of accountability and so on, it wouldn’t be this painful.
Some of his supporters believe that they were robbed, that’s their perception. Maybe that is why even those who won are not jubilating as they should. Obi needs to talk to his people now to douse the tension.
However, the Labour Party have said they will go to court over how the elections were conducted by INEC, whether they will do so in partnership with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), I honestly don’t know.”
