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Centenarian endorses Peter Obi for President, says he’ll transform Nigeria
Centenarian endorses Peter Obi for President, says he’ll transform Nigeria
A 104-year-old woman, High Chief Lolo Iyom Josephine Ezeanyaeche, has endorsed Mr Peter Obi and Datti Baba-Ahmed of the Labour Party for president and vice president, saying they would make Nigeria an investment hub.
Ezeanyaeche, also the Chairman Emeritus of “The Voice for Senior Citizens of Nigeria”, known as Mama Africa, said this when she visited the Labour Party office in Abuja.
According to the centenarian, the endorsement of Obi as the next President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria was because he is qualified as the number one out of the four major contestants.
In her words, “The searchlight for his selection was nationally oriented and accepted for his visionary leadership, integrity, transparency, competence, capacity, character, selflessness, enlightenment, education, nationalistic and globally acclaimed.
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“Calling him for this honourable task in our assessment will comfort Nigerians for a new beginning.
“Obi will fix the economy and create jobs, if the economy is fixed, it will be easier to tackle insecurity, fight corruption and improve the social well-being of the people.
“Peter Obi will passionately undertake major constitutional changes that will bring about the devotion of power, fiscal federation and entrenching of good governance and rule of law.”
The centenarian added that Obi has a great opportunity to change the course of the country’s future for good. And he has the character, competence and capacity judging from his previous achievements, and previous performances.
According to her, Obi would unite the people of Nigeria in all ramifications to make Nigeria one united family.
