Peter Obi, the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), has expressed sorrow over the deaths of multiple Nigerians during the #EndBadGovernance demonstrations.
Obi said in a statement posted on his X account on Friday that the deceased lost his life defending a better Nigeria.
The former governor of Anambra State expressed hope that Nigeria would improve and that the protesters’ justifiable demands would be met, even as he urged them to refrain from using violence.
“I wish to most sincerely pass my condolences to the families of all those who lost their lives in the ongoing #EndBadGovernance protests. I deeply mourn these brothers and sisters of ours, who have lost their lives in their struggle for a better nation.
“I do hope that their legitimate demands, within the law, will not go unanswered. I will continue to urge the protesters to be of good behaviour and remain peaceful in their actions.
“I encourage them to shun every form of violence, as we cannot build a new nation by destroying what we already have. I also call on the security agencies to remain civil in their security of lives and property in the ongoing protests.
“I sincerely believe in my heart that Nigeria will in the future rise, and the issues of hunger, poverty, insecurity, corruption, and mismanagement of public funds, will be confined to the past.
“Then, Nigeria will be one of the exemplary countries on earth, leading in human and national development. May God grant eternal rest to the dead and grant quick recovery to the injured. A New Nigeria remains POssible. -PO,” Obi wrote.
