Tony Umez, Nigerian actor, has declared his full support for Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, ahead of the 2023 presidential election.
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| Nollywood veteran actor Tony Umez |
The veteran actor confessed, he will “vote for Peter Obi”, simply because “he’s saying the right things and has done the right things”.
He also kicked against the mentality of some people in politics who “think it’s their birthright to rule” Nigeria.
In his recent interview with BBC, Tony Umez did not hesitate to bare his mind on the candidacy of Labour Party (LP) Peter Obi and his running mate, Yusuf Datti, as well as the overall performance of the Buhari government.
Umez, 58, said: “Some think it’s their birthright to rule. I don’t know where that came from. If I would vote tomorrow, I’d vote for Peter Obi. I’m not saying he’s a good man. But he’s saying the right things and has done the right things.
“There is much rage right now. Nigeria is blessed with great human and natural resources but we’ve not been blessed with good leadership. The young ones are angry about how things turned out.
“There are some people that have been thrown up that I feel are not credible enough to rule us. Poverty has been so weaponized that people sell their votes. I think if you’re part of a problem, you can’t be part of the solution.
“The thing is that the people you saw when you were much younger, you still see in leadership now. There’s this “sit-tight-ism” in Africa. How do you grade a government? Education, transportation, and security.
“Looking at this government now by all these indices, how would you grade this government? For me, sub-zero.
“Maybe they’ve done some things. But whatever you do that doesn’t impact positively on the citizenry, it’s nonsense. People in government have nothing to fall back on, that’s why they sit tight in power.
“You ask someone what they do and they say they’re a politician. Is that a job? It’s a call to service. But for these guys, that’s where they earn a living. People steal with impunity and there’s no integrity among our leaders.”
