Obi congratulates Trump on electoral victory
By Jeffrey Agbo
Nigeria’s Labour Party leader and former presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has congratulated the newly elected 47th President of the United States, Donald Trump.
Trump’s return to power comes after a tumultuous four years in which he refused to accept defeat in the 2020 election, incited a violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, faced felony convictions, and survived two assassination attempts.
As president, Trump has pledged to pursue a radical overhaul of the federal government and seek retribution against his political adversaries. In a speech to his supporters on Wednesday, he declared that he had won “an unprecedented and powerful mandate.”
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Trump becomes the first former president to reclaim the White House since Grover Cleveland did so in 1892. He is also the first person ever elected president after being convicted of a felony and, at 78, the oldest person to assume the office. His running mate, 40-year-old Ohio Senator JD Vance, will become the youngest vice president in U.S. history and the highest-ranking member of the millennial generation in the federal government.
In reaction, Obi expressed hope that Trump’s victory will help to deepen democracy globally and engender much-needed peace in the World.
Obi commended US electoral officials as well as the people of America for conducting a successful poll.
