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Do not sink Nigeria ship because of your defeat - PDP warned

- The Peoples Democratic Party has been advised to accept the outcome of the Saturday, February 23 presidential poll

- The national chairman of Igbo Reawakening Forum, Uchenna Ufearoh, gave the advice to the opposition party

- Ufearoh says the PDP should not sink the ship of the state because it lost the presidential election

The national chairman of Igbo Reawakening Forum (IRF), Uchenna Ufearoh, has asked the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to accept the outcome of the Saturday, February 23 presidential election in the spirit of sportsmanship.

Ufearoh said the party should not sink the ship of the state because it lost the presidential election, The Nation reports.

Legit.ng gathers that Ufearoh advised the opposition party to join hands with President Buhari to move the nation forward.

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He said: “I call on the President to be magnanimous with his victory, while the losers should accept defeat in the spirit of sportsmanship.

“They should not sink the ship of the state because of their loss. Let them join hands with Buhari to rebuild and move Nigeria forward.

“Buhari fulfilled his 2015 campaign promises to a reasonable extent. You know when you’re building a house, the foundation doesn’t appear fanciful.

“It’s difficult to appreciate the structure until you start laying the blocks. That’s when the beauty would be better appreciated.

“The president in the past three and half years has been at the foundation level. This victory has given birth to a new Nigeria. Mr. President will reinforce and consolidate on his previous achievements."

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Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that the presidential election held on Saturday, February 23 in which President Muhammadu Buhari emerged winner was described as the freest in the country since 1951.

Esogban of Benin Kingdom, Chief David Edebiri on Thursday, February 28, said the election was the freest in the country since 1951 when he started voting as an adult.

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