Chimamanda Adichie List Various Reason For Endorsing Peter Obi For President

Renowned Nigerian author, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has publicly endorsed the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) Peter Obi for presidency.

Adichie pledged her support to the former Anambra Governor ‘s bid to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari on May 29, 2023 via her verified Facebook page on Thursday, 16th Feburary, 2023.

She released a four minutes and fifty-five seconds video explaining why she’s backing Obi’s candidature.

She said: “The basis of my support for Peter Obi is because I think that he would make a very good president. I am an Igbo woman and I am very proud of him in a way that one is proud of a person who has achieved something and who also happens to be from one’s place.

“But there are also many other Igbo men who I admire or respect or I am proud of but I will never vote for them for president because I don’t think they would make good presidents

“And so, the basis of my support for Peter Obi is because I think he would make a very good president. I think it’s unfortunate that we often turn our opponents into caricatures and I don’t think that’s necessary.”

She added: “What is important to think about is not how can we demonise any opponent but rather who is the best and Peter Obi is by far the best.

“And one thing that is so significant is how he has changed, completely changed the political landscape in Nigeria, we have never had this organic grassroots enthusiasm from people all over the country.

“And most of all we’ve never had this sense of hope, I’ve always believed that there is nothing more essential to the human spirit than hope.”

Naija News reports that Obi has continued to garner massive following especially amongst the youths ahead of the presidential election which takes place in eight days time.