The leader of the APC claimed that he had never imagined Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s candidate, would receive more than six million votes.
Ali Ndume, a lawmaker for Borno South Senatorial District in the 9th National Assembly, claims that the Labour Party’s (LP) performance in the general elections of 2023 demonstrated that young people and the middle class were growing weary of the older generation, which has dominated politics for decades.
Ndume, a guest on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, added that LP’s performance in the recently held elections exceeded his expectations.
When asked if the election results met his predictions, Ndume responded, “Absolutely, but there were shocks in certain locations, including Lagos and the South-East. Well, LP’s performance exceeds my expectations.
Ndume, the chairman of the Senate Committee on the Army, has served in the National Assembly for 20 years. The leader of the opposition Labour Party, Peter Obi, received almost six million votes at the election over a month ago, according to the chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
When asked if he had ever imagined Peter Obi could exert such influence, Ndume responded, “Yes, even in the general elections everywhere, especially.” Six million people voted for him (Obi).
The signals are there that the medium-income group or social group, as well as the youngsters, are growing weary of the “it goes to show something that people don’t talk about. higher level: those in their 70s and 80s who have worked in positions of authority since they were in their 30s.
The People’s Democratic Party’s Atiku Abubakar, the former vice president, received over two million fewer votes than Bola Tinubu, the leader of the APC, who received 8,794,726 votes, the highest number of votes cast in the election on February 25 (PDP).
Atiku, 76, who has already campaigned for president six times, received 6,984,520 votes, while the LP candidate (Obi), who in less than a year galvanised young people in a way that some have called unprecedented, concluded the race with 6,101,533.
