.Mama Ezeanyaeche
As many of those who qualified to be her grand children or even great grand children are shying away from contesting any elective post, a 102-year-old woman has thrown her hat into the presidential ring for 2023.
The woman, Nonye Josephine Ezeanyaeche s has declared that she has good plans to be executed in Nigeria should she be voted in as President.
Ezeanyaeche, who is also called ‘living legend’ or “Mama Africa’, hails from Aguata, Anambra State and is the founder of the ‘Voice for Senior Citizens of Nigeria’ group.
During a recent visit to the Management team of the Nigerian Television Authority, NTA, she expressed readiness to contest for the number one position if the younger generations of the country are not ready.
Caro Nwosu, president of the group quoted Ezeanyaeche as saying, “If Nigerians are shying away from political participation, she says she is ready to contest. She has already prepared a manifesto for herself; she has the vision. If the good ones don’t come out to contest…”
The centenarian was even quoted as saying in Igbo, “If you have a male or female child, try to train them to surpass your own achievements.”
Ezeanyaeche was said to have received many awards for her contributions to humanity and nation-building, including the African Peace Award, 2021.
She swells the list of individuals who have so far declared interest to run for the position in 2023, but on what she hopes to realise this dream has not been revealed.