The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) Peter Obi has embarked on a thank you tour of the country to appreciate the support he got during the February 25th poll.
Obi, a former Anambra governor, came third in the presidential election with Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) clinching the number one position while Atiku Abubarkar of PDP came second.
The LP candidate, who is currently challenging Tinubu’s emergence at the Tribunal visited some states to thank Nigerians for supporting his presidential ambition.
On Saturday, Obi was in Edo and Delta states where he received a hero’s welcome and also hailed his supporters better known as Obidients for their backing.
“I passed through Edo state today. I stopped by briefly to express my profound gratitude to the OBIdients for their support and asked them to extend same to the Governorship and House of Assembly candidates,” he tweeted about his visit to Edo.
In neighbouring Delta State, the LP candidate who enjoys a huge youth following visited Agbor and called for calm among his supporters as the party seeks redress over the presidential election.
“I’m passing through Delta State – a propitious moment to say a big thank you to the Delta OBIdients for remaining steadfast,” he also about his visit to Delta
During the poll, Obi got over 150,000 votes to defeat the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) despite the vice presidential candidate of PDP, Ifeanyi Okowa is the governor of the state.