The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the November governorship election in Anambra State, Valentine Ozigbo, has extolled the leadership qualities of the first indigenous Governor-General and President of Nigeria, the late Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe.
Mr Ozigbo declared the late Azikwe as an enduring example of a generational leader whose “legendary leadership remains unmatched” decades after his death.
This he said while speaking to journalists after the combined 9th and 10th Zik Lecture Series hosted by Senator Ben Ndi Obi on Tuesday, November 16, 2021
“Zik is a true legend, and it is almost impossible to speak of him as if he is gone because his impact is still being felt. He is one of those who inspired me to public service.
“Zik of Africa embodied what we would expect in an authentic leader, and I am glad that his tall legend lives on,” Ozigbo, the immediate past President and Group CEO of Transcorp Plc, said.
“While he was alive, Zik lived for humanity, and his entire life was driven by serve and the greater good of all. A true humanitarian, he set a standard for investment in the future by prioritising the education of those who came to him
“It is disappointing that with a forerunner like Zik of Africa, we would suffer this untold level of leadership deficit. The urgent question before Nigeria, and the Igbo nation especially is, ‘Who is the next Zik?’
