LP Supporter Who Climbed Mount Kilimanjaro Reveals He is 62, Gets Medal From Tanzanian Govt

LP Supporter Who Climbed Mount Kilimanjaro Reveals He is 62, Gets Medal From Tanzanian Govt

  • Gershon Ogbuluijah climbed Africa’s tallest mountain, Mount Kilimanjaro, for 10 and a half hours to place a Labour Party's flag there
  • Mount Kilimanjaro is the highest mountain in Africa and the highest single free-standing mountain above sea level in the world
  • Ogbuluijah has provided more details on why he took the decision to embark on such an adventure in Tanzania

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Twitter - The Labour Party supporter who recently climbed Africa’s tallest mountain, Mount Kilimanjaro, for 10 and a half hours to place the party's flag there has revealed more details about himself.

Gershon Ogbuluijah, 62, who is from Ataba Kingdomi in Andoni local government area of Rivers state also posted a video of himself when he reached the peak of the mountain.

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He also dismissed insinuations that he is a robot, stating that he returned to Nigeria on Wednesday, October 26 after his adventure.

He wrote on his Twitter page:

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“I am making this additional post to clarify the following: 1. I am not a robot. 2. I am not young but I feel the pain of the youth, so I did this. 4. I live in Nigeria, travelled to Tanzania on 11th, started climbing on 15th submitted on 20/10/22. 5. I returned to Nigeria 6 hrs ago.”

LP supporter says he targeted his wife's birthday to reach Kilimanjaro's peak

In another tweet, he revealed that he chose to commence climbing on Saturday, October 15, so that he would arrive at the summit on Thursday, October 20 which is his wife's birthday.

On his Twitter bio, Hershon described himself as a writer, political layman, adventurer, nature lover, foodie, hiker and camper. He is also an author.

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Mechanic refuses to collect money from car owner after seeing Obi's sticker on the vehicle

In Edo state, a mechanic refused to collect money from a car owner after fixing her car because she is a supporter of Peter Obi.

The lady had approached the mechanic when the car developed a fault, but he declined payment after working on it because he saw the poster of Obi.

The excited lady took to social media to do a video of the mechanic while he was still working in the car.

2023: It’ll be miracle of the century if Peter Obi wins, says Mamora

On his part, the minister of state for health, Senator Olorunnimbe Mamora has discarded the chances of Obi winning the 2023 presidential election.

According to Mamora, Obi’s candidacy is synonymous with independent candidacy in America which has never produced a president.

Mamora also brushed aside the growing popularity Obi enjoys from labour unions and youths, saying that the same people who are supporting him are also standing behind other candidates.

Source: Legit.ng

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Jerrywright Ukwu Jerrywright Ukwu is an Abuja-based senior political/defence correspondent. He is a graduate of the Nigerian Institute of Journalism, Lagos and the International Institute of Journalism in Abuja. He is also a member of the Nigeria Union of Journalists. He spends his leisure-time reading history books. He can be reached via email at jerrywright39@yahoo.com.