ENUGU, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- Dr. Oby Ezekwesili, Nigeria’s former Minister of Education, has ranked Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP) higher than other leading presidential candidates for the 2023 election.
This is coming on the heels of recent massive rallies held by Obi’s supporters in various parts of the country to mobilize support for him (Obi).
Ezekwesili said Obi, who was a former Governor of Anambra State, possesses what others do not have, even as the country suffers from poor leadership.
While fielding questions on Channels TV’s Sunday Politics, Ezekwesili said: “Somebody says to you, between a cast of possible presidents that include the three frontrunners that we currently have a possible President Tinubu, Atiku, and Obi. Do you need anybody to tell you where you would be going? It would be an Obi.
“Regardless of the fact that he comes from that particular political class that we are talking about, he still at least represents many more shapes than the other two top candidates (in reference to Atiku and Tinubu).”
She also bemoaned the country’s leadership problem, stressing that the country has recorded stunted growth as a result of it.
She, however, acknowledged that the current political awakening in the country, especially among youths, will bring changes.