Award-Winning Nigerian Writer Chimamanda Adiche Reveals Who She'll Vote for in 2023 Presidential Election
- Chimamanda Adiche on Tuesday, July 19, said she could not wait to cast her vote for the presidential candidate of the Labour Party Peter Obi
- Adiche confirmed that Obi's lifestyle, competence and emotional intelligence make him the right man for the job of presidency in Nigeria
- According to Adiche, she cannot wait to call Peter Obi of the Labour Party by the title, My President
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Award-winning Nigerian writer, Chimamanda Adiche on Tuesday, July 19, joined millions of Nigerians across the globe to celebrate the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi.
In a heart-warming message posted on her social media page, Adiche described Obi as her dearest big brother who has also looked out for her and her siblings.
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Highlighting some of the roles Obi played in her life, that of her parents and many others, Adiche said she has the conviction that the Labour Party flag bearer is the right man for the job of Nigeria's president in 2023.
Celebrating Peter Obi's life
In celebrating Obi, the writer said the beliefs and ideals of the Labour Party candidate are what make him stand out.
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Further describing Obi as a person of great value, Adiche said the presidential candidate understands that the worth of humans is not measurable by material items.
Knowing Obi and his minimalist lifestyle, the writer said she constantly teased the former Anambra state governor about owning just a pair of shoes and a shirt.
Read the full text:
Happy Birthday to Peter Obi, my dearest Big Bro:
I will never forget your kindness to my beloved parents. Thank you for the respect you showed them, for your many visits to Abba, where you gave to Daddy and Mummy the most precious gifts: your time and your attention.
Thank you for walking this still-unbearable journey of grief with my siblings and me.
I remember how you regaled Daddy and Mummy with your stories until we started joking about your obsession with the “GDP of Malaysia.” But your obsession spoke of hope: your hope for Nigeria, your belief in what Nigeria could be. A belief that has always been practical, grounded in numbers and in reality.
I remember when you came to support me as I was being honored by the United Nations Foundation in New York, and I teased you about the inexpensive hotel you were staying in, and you shrugged and said, “it’s just a place to sleep, why do I need to be in an expensive place?”
And then only days later, you once again exhibited your incredible generosity to the causes you believe in, and it reminded me of all the hospitals and schools and churches you have supported over the years, and often without fanfare. You have always been clear about what your priorities are, what matters to you, what you believe should matter, and that is deeply admirable.
I have always admired your humane pragmatism, how you are willing to talk to almost anyone if it will bring about a good outcome.
And how you believe in certain ideals without being an ideologue.
And how you see people as people, knowing that human value is not measured in material terms.
And how you are able to laugh at yourself, and laugh when I tease you about your ‘one shoe and one shirt.’
And how you have always been consistent in the core of who you are.
Thank you for your compassion and your circumspection. For your honesty and your humour. For your willingness to acknowledge flaws, yours and others’, knowing that nobody is perfect. For your fuss-free kindness and your humility that is never performative.
I am inspired by your intellectual curiosity, your eagerness to learn, your genuine love of education (which is why you sought out, and honored, Daddy all those years ago when you learned that he was Nigeria’s first professor of statistics.)
Sometimes it is the simplest of language that captures the most complex of things, and so I will end with simplicity: You are a good man. You are loved. You are appreciated.
May your eyes continue to light up when you talk about the lovely confident Margaret (Thank God she agreed for you!) and your lovely children, A and E.
May joy follow you and yours always.
Mummy called you her ‘first son,’ my siblings and I call you our 'big bro,' and I cannot wait to call you ‘My President.’
I cannot wait for February 25, 2023, when I, with personal pride in you and with hope for what Nigeria can become, will cast my vote for you and your running mate, Senator Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed.
Chukwu dube gi. God Keep you.
With love, Chimamanda.
Apostle Johnson Suleman, Saraki celebrate Obi on his 61st birthday
On Tuesday, July 19, presidential candidate, Peter Obi turned age 61 and Nigerians celebrated him In the same vein, the PDP standard-bearer.
Atiku Abubakar took to his Twitter page to felicitate the Labour Party's flagbearer on his birthday.
In a new development, Apostle Johnson Suleman and former Senate President Bukola Saraki showered prayers and praises on Obi, ahead of the 2023 election.
Osun election: How Peter Obi's supporters contributed to Adeleke's victory as governor, PDP chieftain reveals
A former deputy speaker of the Abia state House of Assembly had urged the Peoples Democratic Party not to relax over the victory of Ademola Adeleke at the Osun state governorship election.
Cosmos Ndukwe said that Adeleke's victory was secured through contributions made by the people and not the party's logo.
According to Cosmos, most people who voted for Adeleke at the poll were major Peter Obi supporters - Nigerians who no longer believe in voting along party lines.
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