Why I Supported Peter Obi to Become President, Chimamanda Adichie Reveals in Latest Interview
- Chimamanda Adichie has denied supporting Peter Obi of the Labour Party in the last presidential election because he is an Igbo man
- The Nigerian novelist disclosed that she supported Peter Obi because he took education to the next level when he was the governor of Anambra state
- Adichie also noted that Obi values education because he paid homage to her father when he learnt that he was the first professor of statistics in Nigeria
Nigerian novelist Chimamanda Adichie has disclosed why she supported Peter Obi, the Labour Party candidate, in the February 25 presidential election.
In an open letter to the government of the United States, the Nigerian writer expressed her displeasure with President Joe Biden for congratulating Bola Tinubu, the poll winner, despite the anomalies in the election.
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Obi visited my father after knowing he was the first professor of statistics, Chimamanda Adichie
In a rejoinder, the All Progressives Congress (APC) accused Adichie of supporting Obi because he is an Igbo man, citing several videos and other publications online where she had commented.
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But Adichie, in an interview on AriseTV on Wednesday morning, April 12, claimed she supported Peter Obi for taking Anambra to the next level regarding education and other essential things.
According to the literati, she got to know Obi when he paid homage to her parents because the former governor of Anambra state heard that her father was the first professor of statistics in Nigeria.
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Also, her mother was the first female retired registrar of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka.
She said:
"I did not support Peter Obi because he’s Igbo as I am. My support for Peter Obi is rooted in his antecedents and my faith in his ability. The idea of ethnicity politicized by a political party is a way of deflecting, and quite unfortunate"
See the video of the interview here:
Tinubu's Presidency: Arewa leaders warn Peter Obi against a repeat of 1966 coup
Legit.ng earlier reported that a coalition of Arewa leaders had cautioned Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, over inciting comments in the post-election.
The elders said the current situation is similar to the 1966 coup, where the leaders of the north and southwest were killed.
They urged any aggrieved persons displeased with the outcome of the elections to seek redress at the court rather than pushing out inciting comments.
Source: Legit.ng
