By Theo Rays
As political gladiators appear to have started to make move towards the corridor of power mainly targeting the the presidential seat in 2027 general elections, a renowned industrialist and elder statesman Dr Chike Obidigbo has once more declared that the former Governor of Anambra State and 2023 Presidential candidate of Labour Party Mr Peter Obi remains the best choice to occupy the Presidential seat at Aso Rock Villa in 2027.
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Speaking on the State of the nation, Dr Obidigbo also the founder and President of a renowned humanitarian group known as Osisioma Foundation argued contentiously that Peter Obi has more things upstairs to turn Nigeria around for the better much more than the sitting President Tinubu and all the politicians in search of opportunity to be President noting that the 2023 Presidential candidate of Labour Party turned Anambra around as Governor for eight years.
According to him, “Peter Obi remains the best choice to be President of this country. I live in Anambra and I know what Peter did as Governor of Anambra State. He turned Anambra around and I am sure he will do the same in Nigeria as President but it is a pity that we have a country where good things are not appreciated. If we are in a country where good things are appreciated Nigerians at large should be beginning Peter Obi to be President because he knows how to solve the problem of this country but the reverse is the case, Peter is struggling with all his power and might to stand for election to be President.
The elder statesman lamented that the chances of Peter Obi emerging the next President of Nigeria in 2027 might still be slim because according to him, Nigeria is structured by the British colony to oppress the Igbo man to live like second class citizens forever and that’s why Nnamdi Kanu is agitating for separation of the Igbo race from Nigeria so that Ndigbo can face their destiny in their own way.
He pointed out that Nnamdi Kanu’s vision for separation of Igbo race from Nigeria remains the best options for Ndigbo noting that Ndigbo cannot continue to be part of a country where the culture of the people are totally different from each other and where their brilliance, hardworking and gifts are not appreciated.
“It is now clear that the best thing for all of us is to toe the path of Nnamdi Kanu and dissolve Nigeria for all of us to part ways because each region in Nigeria is strong enough to stand on its own as a county,.The Yoruba is strong economically and otherwise to stand on its own as a country, the Igbo region is strong enough to stand on own as a country, so I don’t see the reason why we should continue to exist as a country where people do not like themselves and do not appreciated themselves” he maintained
On the forthcoming governorship election in Anambra State, he said that time is ripe for Ndi Anambra to look beyond Church politics and put Church behind to elect a good candidate who can retrace the foundation laid by Peter Obi to move the State forward. He lamented that Church politics is impacting negatively on the leadership of the State in the sense that belonging to a particular denomination holds upper hand ahead of merit, capacity, experience and competence are sidelined.
He lamented that the strong foundation for greater Anambra laid by Peter Obi has been disorganized and Peter’s legacies almost forgotten because successive Governors who where chosen based on Church membership.abandoned Peter’s foundation for greater Anambra and focused on building Conference Center, Government Lodge and amusement park.
“All over the world including the United Kingdom and United States the choice of leaders is based on merit, capacity experience and competence but here in Anambra is based on Church membership, if you are a member of a particular denomination you cannot be Governor. That’s nonsense mentality on our side and I hope Ndi Anambra should get rid off such archaic mentality and chose a good candidate to be Governor based on merit capacity experience and competence not Church membership” he added.
