Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State has advised the presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, to concede victory to President Muhammadu Buhari.
Okorocha said Atiku would be portraying himself as selfish if he fails to do so.
Buhari was on Wednesday declared winner of the presidential election held last Saturday.
Speaking with newsmen in Owerri on Wednesday, Okorocha told Atiku, who has promised to challenge the election results in court, to call Buhari and congratulate him on his re-election victory.
Okorocha said: “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.”