The first daughter of the late Gov. Okwadike Chukwemeka Ezeife, Dr. Mrs. Ogelue C. Ezeife-Ugorji, has revealed that her father, known for his firm stand on justice and equity, strongly supported the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi, because “he looked forward to a better and more united nation where every Nigerian would be treated justly and given a fair chance to succeed.
“My father strongly believed that Peter Obi would have made it happen”, had he been declared winner of the election.
Dr. Ezeife-Ugorji made the revelation while paying a glowing tribute to her late father, Gov. Ezeife, at a Commendation Service in Awka, Anambra State capital, Friday.
Gov. Ezeife was the first civilian governor of Anambra State and an elder statesman.
As part of his final journey, a commendation service was held for him in Awka.
Speaking of his well-lived life, Ezeife’s first daughter stated that her father, Okwadike, “held justice and equity very highly”.
She narrated how Okwadike, during his last visit to the United States of America, where she stays with her family, before her father’s passage, revealed that “his unwavering support for Mr. Peter Obi, was borne out of his deep conviction that Obi would build a just and equitable nation”.
She described the late Okwadike as “a man of wisdom, a lover of peace, and an emblem of unity”.
She said Okwadike was “a truly detribalized Nigerian who related with everyone irrespective of tribe or religion”.
She prayed to God to grant her beloved father eternal rest and to grant that his hopes of a just and equitable Nigeria be actualized.
The event was well attended by several dignitaries and revered Nigerians, including the Gov. of Anambra State, Prof. Charles Chukwuma Soludo; President of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu; Former Gov. of Enugu State, Okwesilieze Nwodo (National Chairman of the Burial Planning Committee); Former Gov. of Anambra State, Dr. Chris Ngige, among others.
