Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, has advised the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, to concede victory to President Muhammadu Buhari or be seen as pursuing selfish agenda.
Mr Buhari was on Wednesday declared winner of the presidential election held last Saturday.
Speaking with journalists in Owerri on Wednesday, Okorocha urged Atiku, who has threatened to challenge the election results in court, to call the president-elect and congratulate him on his re-election victory.
“Wisdom calls for the PDP candidate to congratulate him (Buhari), to show appreciation because when you don’t do that, people will begin to think that you are doing this for selfish reasons.
“Nigeria is bigger than all of us, leaders must learn to make sacrifices where possible, not to their own comfort but to the comfort of the nation. That is what leadership is all about.
“Buhari will leave in 2023 and I believe he will make his marks. I ask all Nigerians to support him,” Okorocha said.
