Ogelue Ezeife-Ugorji, first daughter of the late former governor of Anambra State Chukwuemeka Ezeife, has revealed that her father supported the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in 2023, 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.
Ezeife’s daughter made the revelation while paying tribute to her father at his commendation service in Awka on April 18.
Ezeife, Anambra’s first civilian governor, died at the Federal Medical Centre, Abuja on December 14, 2023. He was aged 85.
Speaking about her father, Ezeife-Ugorji stated that he held justice and equity very highly. She narrated how Ezeife during his last visit to the United States before his death, revealed that his unwavering support for Mr Obi was borne out of his deep conviction that the latter would build a just and equitable nation.
Ex-Anambra governor Chukwuemeka Ezeife dies at 85
She further described her father as a man of wisdom, lover of peace, and emblem of unity.
She said Ezeife was a truly detribalised Nigerian who related to everyone irrespective of tribe or religion. She prayed to God to grant her father eternal rest and to grant that his hopes of a just and equitable Nigeria be actualised.
The event was attended by several dignitaries including Anambra State Governor Prof. Charles Soludo; president of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu; former governor of Enugu State, Okwesilieze Nwodo; and former governor of Anambra State, Chris Ngige.
Ezeife is being given a state burial as of press time.
