Nigerian Author, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has said that they’re many other Igbo men in Nigeria who she admires and respects alot but she can never vote for them for president because she doesn’t think they’ll make a good president unlike Peter Obi.....Read The Full Story Here ▶
The award winning author made this remark during an interview she had with Arise Television, where she revealed why she supported Mr. Peter Gregory Obi of the Labour Party.
Chimamanda Adichie said that she didn’t support Peter Obi because he is an Igbo man. Rather, her support for Peter Obi is rooted in his antecedents and her faith in his ability.
She continued by saying that the idea of ethnicity politicized by a political party is a way of deflecting, and quite unfortunate.
In her words,
“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