Former Anambra State Governor and the Labour Party Presidential candidate in the last General Elections in Nigeria, Peter Obi has sent a congratulatory message to the Labour Party candidate, Keir Starmer who will become the next Prime Minister of the United Kingdom after the UK Labour Party won a majority seats at the Parliamentary House of Commons on Thursday in the 2024 UK general elections.
Peter Obi in a statement via his X social media handle on Friday, said that, he hoped that the victory of Keir Starmer will bring about a stronger ties between Nigeria and the United Kingdom.
Adding that, Keir Starmer should worked together with Nigeria and other Commonwealth nations to build a brighter future commonwealth for all.
“I sincerely congratulate Keir Starmer, and the Labour Party UK on the landslide victory they recorded in Thursday’s election. May the victory translate to a better and new chapter for all the UK residents as you remain committed to your electoral promises.
I also hope that your government will promote stronger ties between the UK and Nigeria, and help in deepening our own democracy, especially during the challenging times that our nation is going through.
Nigeria is grappling with issues such as insecurity, education, healthcare, and poverty, and could greatly benefit from the support of the UK. Let us work together to build a brighter future commonwealth for all. I wish you a successful tenure”, Peter Obi stated in quote.
We had earlier reported that the Labour Party candidate in the 2024 general elections, Keir Starmer has been officially declared winner after the Labour Party secured more than the required 326 seats in the House of Commons.
Labour Party majority win of the UK parliamentary seats means Keir Starmer will be the next prime minister of the United Kingdom.
Labour won the election with 410 seats, with the Conservatives of Rishi Sunak securing 144 seats.
Rishi Sunak in a broadcast accepted defeat, and says he has called Starmer to congratulate him even before the election results and winner were officially declared and announced.
Shortly after winning his seat in Holborn and St Pancras, Starmer says “the change begins right here…it is time for us to deliver”
“In the highest-profile Conservative losses so far, Defence Secretary Grant Shapps and ex-leadership candidate Penny Mordaunt lose to Labour, according to BBC report.
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage becomes an MP for the first time, winning Clacton, while the party’s Richard Tice and Lee Anderson also win
Ex-Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn wins Islington North as an independent, and Labour’s Jon Ashworth loses to an independent
George Galloway of the Workers Party loses the seat he won earlier this year, Carla Denyer wins for the Green Party in Bristol Central, while the SNP is forecast to go from 43 seats before the election to just six”, BBC added in its report.
Ahead of the exit poll, Rishi Sunak stated and in quote: “The only way to stop a high-tax Labour supermajority is to vote Conservative today. A vote for Reform or any other Party will hand Keir Starmer a blank cheque for generations. Polls close at 10pm – don’t forget to bring your ID.
You have 4 hours to stop a Labour supermajority that will put up taxes for the rest of your life.
Polls close at 10pm – don’t forget to bring your ID. If Labour are handed a blank cheque, they will use their supermajority to tax you more for the rest of your life.
Labour would scrap exams and tax working families by £2094. 2 hours to stop the Labour supermajority.
Keir Starmer would demolish our green belt. 3 hours to stop the Labour supermajority. Labour want to tax working families by £2094. 4 hours to stop the Labour supermajority.
Keir Starmer would tax you just for driving. 5 hours to stop the Labour supermajority. Labour would throw open our borders. 6 hours to stop the Labour supermajority.
Labour would change the voting system to stay in power for the rest of your life. 7 hours to stop the Labour supermajority. Keir Starmer would tax your family home. 8 hours to stop the Labour supermajority.
Labour would increase taxes on every part of your life, including your death. 9 hours to stop the Labour supermajority”, Rishi Sunak stated during pre election campaigns.
Keir Starmer said in reaction during pre election campaigns and after he won the Exit poll thus:
“Thank you, Holborn and St Pancras, for putting your trust in me again. Change begins right here.
I’ve changed the Labour Party. If you put your trust in me by voting Labour, I will change the country. Today, Britain’s future is on the ballot. Tomorrow, don’t just send a message. Send a government. Vote Labour”, Keir Starmer words end in quote.
BBC reported that after Keir Starmer won the exit poll, the Labour Party elected lawmaker who is due to be the next Prime Minister of UK, Keir Starmer said as presented verbatim the way BBC reported it. The report reads in quote thus: “Still addressing supporters in central London, Keir Starmer tells them “thank you truly – you have changed our country”.
After reaching the required 326 seats to win the general election, he says “a mandate like this comes with a great responsibility”.
He adds that the task of a Labour government is “nothing less than renewing the ideas that hold our country together”.
“We have to return politics to public service,” he goes on, adding his government will “show it can be a force for good”.
BBC report reads further that: “One feature of tonight’s results is how the advances that the Conservatives secured in Leave-voting areas after the EU referendum, most notably in 2019, have been entirely lost.
Compared with 2019, support for the Conservatives is down by 12 points in seats where less than 45% voted Leave.
In contrast, support for the party is down by 27 points in seats where more than 65% voted Leave. However, the pattern of losses in Conservative support since 2015 – before the EU referendum – is more or less the same everywhere.
Support for the party is down by 12 points, compared with 2015, in seats where less than 45% voted Leave, while it is down by nine points where more than 65% voted Leave”.
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