By Ezeocha Nzeh
Former Governor of Anambra State, Dr. Chukwuemeka Ezeife, on Tuesday received the entourage of 2023 presidential hopeful, Adewole Adebayo, who came on a condolence visit over the death of his wife, Njideka
Receiving the team which also included former minister of sports and youth development, Solomon Dalung, former two former chairmen of the inter Party Advisory Council (IPAC), Tanko Yinusa and Peter Ameh, and many others, the former governor expressed optimism that Nigeria is not about to disintegrate despite the numerous challenges facing the nation
Ezeife noted that it is not yet over for Nigeria, adding that Nigerians have to go back to God in prayer to restore his plan for the country, adding that the people should be ready for a new Nigeria.
According to him, “We have a gem of a country, God gave us more than he gave any other country, no country have what we have, the men and some of the women in Nigeria’s politics messed up God’s design for unequal greatness, for a superpower among nations. Man messed up the design but can the will of man dominate over the will of God? So, be ready to receive a new Nigeria.
“With you the younger ones, I am very happy, the problem is that our political leaders do not have conscience, conscience is dead in Nigerian politicians and that is the problem. We have to pray to God to resurrect conscience in Nigeria.
“If we have conscience, we can bring back Nigeria, we can still be a superpower and we can make all Africans and black people respected and have dignity because our failure is the failure of all blacks. It is not over, Nigeria is not about to disintegrate but we have to go back to God and pray that he restores his plan for Nigeria”, he said.
He thanked Prince Adewale Adebayo and his entourage for condoling with him, adding that, “because of the way you talked, I am very condoled. May God bless you”.
In his remarks, Prince Adebayo explained that the visit was to express their deep sympathy and condolence to the family, noting that although they will normally come to him for wisdom, but even the strongest of men need to be comforted when they are bereaved.
He described Ezeife as a stabilizer in the leadership of this country,, noting, “You are a national leader that reminds us what the country should be and what we should also be. When you were the governor in Anambra, you tried to unite the country as a family, showing that you want us to be united as a country.
“You are known to be a planner and you left a solid foundation of what Anambra State is today. You have been an example to the country in many ways. At a moment like this, we’ve come to you, you must feel the vacuum of losing a loved one but you must fill that vacuum with all the many children you have produced.
“Your duty is to give us direction, the country needs unity and you have an answer to that. The answer to Nigeria’s centre of gravity is the centralization of Igbos in Nigeria, you have been a solid reference for all of us. You have seen a lot but yet you’ve soldiered on, but our duty is to relieve you of some of these heavy responsibilities by taking care of ourselves and being responsible”, he stated.
Aso speaking, the former Minister of Sports, Barr. Solomon Dalung in his condolence message said, “We mourn today our mother who left at a time her voice is more needed to console Nigeria which is facing a hard time. Remain the strong father you are and be assured that your efforts in building a great country remains an asset that every young man will continue to emulate.
“We thank you for your leadership and pray that God will continue to strengthen you. We assure you that Nigeria will be great, keep pushing on and we will take over from where you have left off”, he concluded.
