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The media office of Peter Obi, presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP), has hailed the outcome of the NOI poll, describing it as an “energiser”.

On Thursday, the poll commissioned by Anap Foundation and conducted by NOI Polls Limited, placed Obi as winner of the 2023 presidential race with 21 percent of votes.

According to the result, Bola Tinubu and Atiku Abubakar, candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), respectively, tied in second place with 13 percent of votes.

Rabiu Kwankwaso of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) came fourth “with 3% of voters proposing to vote for him”.

But the campaign councils of the PDP, the APC and the NNPP rejected the poll result, describing it as fake and dubious. 

In a statement on Friday, the Obi media office said the outcome of the poll is “energiser for the obidient family to do more work ahead of 2023 elections”.

“For us in Obidient family, our primary task is to take back Nigeria and rebuild it. To achieve this herculean mission, every observation either in the inform of surveys or public criticisms about our efforts are a welcome development as such views provide us with further knowledge of our weaknesses and strengths,” the statement reads. 

“Obidient Movement remains devoid of religious, tribal and geographical inhibitions but with the report some lessons have been picked on some vital areas for more efforts.

“Taking back Nigeria which is the unmistaken goal of the Obi-Datti candidacy is a task that must be done if we still desire a strong country and it should involve everybody of all class and creed who are pained by the state of our dear nation. All efforts therefore must be to bring all progressive minds onboard.

“Even if we have grey areas in the report, our responsibility is to pick the lessons therein and remain focused with our eyes glued to the ball while noting the credibility of the organization (ANAP Foundation) that conducted the survey.”

The Obi media office asked supporters of the presidential candidate to “study the report diligently with a view to utilising it for the advancement of the course of taking back our county”.