By Eche Nwaobasi – Onitsha.
On heel of ongoing political horse-trading and intrigues going on among Nigeria politicians over how to upstage the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) in 2027 general election that made them to form a coalition which later on adopted the African Democratic Congress (ADC) party as their platform to challenge the ruling party, Mrs Clementina Okechukwu, a retired Education Secretary in the old Onitsha North Education authority during the old Anambra state has asserted that the only Nigeria politician divinely suited to lead Nigeria now and pull it out from difficulties is Mr. Peter Obi. Obi, vied for the presidency under the Labour Party in 2023 presidential election, and noted that he is the only one among other politicians who has the ability, strength, wisdom, selflessness, transparency to tackle the Nigeria problem.
She made this assertion to newsmen while reacting to the ongoing intrigues and horse-trading among Nigeria politicians which has resulted in forming of a political coaliation, African Democratic Congress (ADC) party as their common platform to challenge the ruling APC-led government of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in 2027 general election. She addressed the press from her residence at Omoba Phase Two estate, Onitsha North LGA, yesterday. Mrs. Okechukwu, a veteran educationist and a woman activist, noted that she was speaking about Mr. Peter Obi because she knew his antecedent as a good administrator and manager of resources and men. She had known him when he was young and schooling at Christ the king College (CKC) Onitsha where she narrated that by provident she was opportuned to meet Peter Obi when she was using her vehicle to supply Mr. Peter Obi school water then, when they were faced with acute water scarcity in those days.
She explained she was able to study Mr. Peter Obi, whenever she went to the school to visit the two sons of her sisters, Masters Nnaemeka and Brian Nnolim. The boys are close friends of Mr. Peter Obi when they were schooling in Christ the King college (CKC), Onitsha. She said that she was reliably told by her sister’s children at that time that Mr. Peter Obi was selected by their late Principal, Rev. Fr. William Tagbo, as a member of the group of school children, termed as a Gold group, an exclusive group reserved for exceptional gifted students.
The woman activist said, “Peter Obi is a man of exceptional character, that is the type of person Nigeria needs now to save the country. All of us knew what he did in Anambra state; he was the only governor who came out clean and without blemish after serving. He wasn’t found guilty of corrupt practices. He is the type that does not like to amass wealth. I am saying this out of motivation by God, that this man is divinely suited to rule us now. Let Nigerians rise up and vote for him.”
On Nnamdi Kanu’s ongoing trial, she reiterated her earlier call for the supreme Catholic Pontiff, President Donald Trump, and other international communities to intervene for the young man to be released, adding that the recent decision of the Kenyan High court has further vindicated the position of Kanu’s defense team in his ongoing trial.
She, again said, “I am adding my voice as a mother and a veteran teacher, and also, a senior citizen to beg Nigeria authorities to release him and allow him to go home and take care of his health.