The 2023 presidential candidate for the Labour Party, Peter Obi on Wednesday, November 6, 2024, congratulated Donald Trump on being elected as President of the United States for a second time.
Mr Obi’s congratulatory message to Mr Trump was contained in a statement by his Media Reports (POMR) Spokesman, Ibrahim Umar.
The Labour Party leader expressed hope that Mr Trump’s victory would deepen democracy globally and engender much-needed peace in the World.
Mr Obi commended the US electoral officials and the American people for conducting a successful poll.
The Republican candidate staged a historic comeback by clinching a second term as US president after defeating Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris in the race for the White House.
US networks Fox News, CNN, and NBC declared Mr Trump the incoming president on Wednesday, November 6, 2024, after projecting crucial wins in hard-fought battleground states including Pennsylvania and Wisconsin that gave him an unassailable lead in the Electoral College.
Mrs Harris reportedly called Trump to concede and was due to give a concession speech in Washington later on Wednesday, November 6, 2024, after a crushing night for the Democrats
Mr 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 US domestic and foreign policy.
Unlike in his shock victory in 2016, Mr Trump convincingly won the popular vote, securing some 51 percent of the ballots nationwide compared to Mrs Harris’ 47.4 percent, according to CNN.
Mr Trump, who 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 US president.
