Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), has stated that the 2023 general elections demonstrated that the Yorubas do not harbor hatred towards the Igbos. Obi made this assertion while receiving the 2024 Courageous Citizen Award from the Nigerian-American Coalition for Justice and Democracy (NACJD) in Abuja on Saturday.
The former Anambra State governor emphasized that the election transcended religious and ethnic lines. He highlighted that the 2023 general election united Nigerians across various divides, correcting the misconception that Yorubas hate Igbos.
According to Obi, the election reflected the Nigerian people’s desire for change from the status quo.
He said that it was a time that Nigerians united and spoke with one voice regardless of tribe, tongue, or religion as the 2023 election wasn’t a Christian or Igbo project but a Nigerian project. He said that legends and elder statesmen come together for the first time and he was glad to see people like former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Pa Ayo Adebanjo, and others stand their ground.
He said it was necessary to correct the impression that the Yorubas hate Igbo people.
Peter Obi came third in the 2023 presidential election, trailing behind Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the winner, President Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
