Former Chief Executive Officer of Neimeth International Pharmaceuticals Plc, Mazi Sam Ohuabunwa says the experience he garnered leading multi-national corporations accords him an advantage to lead Nigeria.
Ohuabunwa explained that this priceless experience places him above Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe and Dr Alex Ekwueme, two late eminent Igbo personalities that sought the presidency in the past.
The 2023 presidential aspirant stated this while reacting to a comment by former Foreign Affairs Minister, Aminu Wali that Igbo must search inward for nationalists like Azikiwe and Ekwueme to stand a better chance of producing the president.
Ohuabunwa, who was in Kano recently for political consultations, noted that his ambition has been gaining major traction in the state and the north in general.
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Reacting to Wali’s comment, Ohuabunwa told Sunday Sun, “I think that there may be some politicians in that class if we search hard enough.
“But I want to tell you with all due humility that I represent that Igbo who exudes the intellectual acuity and propensity of Azikiwe, who brings the humanness and understanding of the Nigerian politics as Ekwueme did.
“But I go beyond them – and again, with due humility – because none of them ran any major business. I ran a multi-national business. I was West African Managing Director for Pfizer.
“I am an entrepreneur par excellence. Today, I chair more than 25 companies. I am involved in building businesses and people, in building communities.
“They (Azikiwe and Ekwueme) didn’t go through the grassroots as I did. I came from the grassroots. But many of them came from the principled, privileged class. I came from the grassroots, but I have grown up.
“I have been seasoned sufficiently by the situations that I have passed through. I believe that there are people like that if you search hard enough. But if you see me, you don’t even need to search any further.”
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