Okonkwo: Obi’s Presidential Ambition is a Prayer Answered

Sunday Okobi

Senator Annie Clement Okonkwo yesterday said the presidential ambition of the candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi, is a prayer answered.

The former senator, who disclosed this during a town hall meeting between Peter Obi and Nigerians in Diaspora in Los Angeles, California, United States, said Obi is the most fitting and qualified candidate among all the candidates contesting the 2023 presidential election.

According to statement issued by his media office, Okonkwo said: “What has kept Nigeria where it is today is corruption, and we need a bold leader like Peter Obi to rescue the country from the hands of people who don’t mean well for Nigeria.

“The Obidient Movement has not been seen in Nigeria before now. Sometimes, I wish the campaign should start today so that I can see those campaigning for other candidates, they will hide their faces in shame because it will be very glaring to them at the direction Nigerians are moving to because the people are tired of bad leadership.”

Quoting the Holy Bible, the senator said: “Jesus said to them, take away the stone and He shouted with authority Lazarus, and he slowly hobbled out.”  

“ So, what we need to do in Nigeria today is bigger than removing the stone. We are going to elect Peter Obi to remove the stone so that our children’s future will be bright. We can build a new Nigeria that we can all be proud of.

“Peter Obi has done it before. He has done it in Anambra State, so it is not a rocket science. It is easier to rule Nigeria than to govern Anambra State. The most important thing is to have someone who will dedicate and commit himself to the job, and I have no doubt that Nigerians have found that leader who is Obi.

“We do not need to be afraid; a lot of people will tell you that they are going to rig the election, no, they can’t rig the election. I have been in politics for over three decades, if you are not a popular candidate you can’t rig election. We all have a big role to play to get things right.”