Tony Umez endorses Peter Obi

Veteran Nollywood actor, Tony Umez has officially thrown his support behind the candidacy of Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party.

Tony said he will support the former Anambra governor in 2023 because he has always been saying the right things and has done the right things in the past.

He made this known in an interview with BBC while noting that he will opt for Obi to be president if the election were held tomorrow.

He said, “Some think it’s their birthright to rule Nigeria. I don’t know where that came from. I am not saying Peter Obi is 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 have not been blessed with good leadership and the youth 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. I think if you are part of a problem, you can not be part of the solution.”

Tony Umez also criticized the Buhari-led administration.

“The people you saw when you were much younger are still same people in leadership today, there’s this sit-tight-ism in Africa. How do you grade a government? Education, transportation, and security,” he asked.

”Looking at this present government 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 for a living, and they say they are 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,” he added.

Tony Umez joins a long list of Nigerian industry players including veteran Nollywood actors Kanayo O. Kanayo, Keneth Okonkwo, Okey Bakassi, Kate Henshaw, Charlyboy, Daddy Freeze, comedia Macaroni, Psquare, Phyno, Flavour, Ruggedman who have declared their support for the Labour Party candidate, Peter Obi.

NBA