Peter Obi, Labour Party (LP) leader and presidential candidate in the 2023 election, on Wednesday, congratulated Donald Trump for his historic return to the White House as president-elect.
Obi’s congratulatory message to Trump is contained in a statement by his Media Reports (POMR) Spokesman, Ibrahim Umar, released in Abuja.
The Labour Party leader expressed the hope that Trump’s victory would deepen democracy globally and engender the much-needed peace in the World.
Obi commended the U.S. electoral officials and the American people for conducting a successful poll.
Republican candidate Trump staged a historic comeback by clinching a second term as U.S. president after defeating Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris in the race for the White House.
U.S. networks Fox News, CNN, and NBC declared Trump the incoming president on Wednesday after projecting crucial wins in hard-fought battleground states including Pennsylvania and Wisconsin that gave him an unassailable lead in the Electoral College.
Harris reportedly called Trump to concede and was due to give a concession speech in Washington later on Wednesday after a crushing night for the Democrats, who lost control of the Senate and are unlikely to take back the House of Representatives with a number of races still yet to be called.
Trump’s Republicans are on the path to controlling the presidency and both chambers of Congress for at least two years, offering them an opportunity to fundamentally reshape U.S. domestic and foreign policy.
Unlike in his shock victory in 2016, Trump convincingly won the popular vote, securing some 51 per cent of the ballots nationwide compared to Harris’ 47.4 per cent, according to CNN.
Trump, who has never conceded the 2020 election to President Joe Biden and was indicted for trying to overturn the results, put immigration, inflation and crime at the centre of his populist campaign.
At the age of 78, the real estate mogul and former reality TV star is the oldest person ever to be elected U.S. president.
