Ex World bank Vice president endorses Peter Obi

<p><strong>Former vice president of the World Bank&comma; <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;Openlife&period;ng">Arunma Oteh<&sol;a> is the latest prominent Nigerian to endorse <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;Openlife&period;ng">Peter Obi<&sol;a> for president&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The former Director General of the Securities and Exchange Commission says the attributes of Obi qualify him for the number one office in the country&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>She also noted that Nigeria&&num;8217&semi;s huge resources and enormous talent needs to be harnessed by a reputable leader&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>In a series of tweets on her Twitter page&comma; the former Director General of the Securities and Exchange Commission gave reasons why she is supporting Obi&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Arunma Oteh says she knowns Peter Obi from their days as members of the economic management team&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>In one of the tweets&comma; she wrote&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em><strong> &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;My choice is unequivocal and this is based on Peter Obi&&num;8217&semi;s stellar track record&period; I had the honour to serve with him on the Nigeria’s Economic Management team chaired by the president and so my basis is not hearsay&period; He stands out and Nigeria is in a desperate situation&period;” <&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>In another tweet&comma; she wrote&colon;<em><strong> &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;The stakes for Nigeria are too high&period; I cannot&comma; in good conscience&comma; sit on the fence&period; The situation is desperate and Nigerians will need to work hard to &num;TakeBackNaija&period;”<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;16273" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-16273" style&equals;"width&colon; 300px" class&equals;"wp-caption alignnone"><img class&equals;"size-medium wp-image-16273" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2022&sol;08&sol;DG-Arunma-Oteh-300x196&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" width&equals;"300" height&equals;"196" &sol;><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-16273" class&equals;"wp-caption-text">Ex World bank Vice President&comma; Arunma Oteh<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p><img class&equals;"alignnone size-medium wp-image-16272" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2022&sol;08&sol;Screenshot&lowbar;20220819-112150&lowbar;1-300x261&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" width&equals;"300" height&equals;"261" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>In yet another tweet&comma; Oteh stated&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em><strong> &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;No country can afford corruption and certainly not Nigeria&comma; a nation of 200 million with 100 million living in poverty almost 62 years post-independence despite huge resources and enormous talent&period;” <&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;