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Ahead of next year’s Presidential election, Veteran Nollywood actor Kanayo O. Kanayo has declared his support for Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi.
The Eastern Updates reports that the 60-year-old joined other celebrities who have thrown their weight behind the former Anambra State Governor in his presidential ambtion.
Kanayo declared his support during a radio interview he shared on Instagram on Wednesday,
According to Kanayo, Obi embodies qualities worthy of a true leader, adding that the LP presidential candidate is the best man to fix Nigeria.
He added that Nigerians do not need people who will use them to play politics instead of serving them during this critical period.
‘I know Peter Gregory Obi personally, he is a man that I can define in very few words, as humble, as a man who has a listening ear for everything. He has the character and competence Nigeria needs at this critical time,’ he said.
Other celebrities who have publicly endorsed Peter Obi for president include Zubby Michael, Charly Boy, Paul and Peter Okoye, Chidi Mokeme, Harry Anyanwu, Okey Bakassi, Victoria Inyama, and Hilda Dokubo, etc.
Meanwhile, Primate Elijah Ayodele who is the leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church has sent a warning to the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, to be wary of the Igbos, pointing out that they will are more likely to betray him concerning his 2023 presidential ambition.
The cleric disclosed this in a statement signed by his media aide, Oluwatosin Osho, expressing that majority of the south-easterners supporting Obi’s presidency are giving him fake support, and they will only support Obi financially but they will fight him spiritually towards the end.
