The presidential candidate of Accord Party, Prof. Christopher Imumolen, has explained his reason for kneeling to receive prayers from former President Olusegun Obasanjo.
Photos of Imumolen kneeling during a visit to the ex-president’s home in Abeokuta, Ogun State went viral on Tuesday, eliciting diverse reactions.
The presidential candidate explained that he knelt before Obasanjo because it was good to receive counsel and prayers from “leadership icons” such as the former president.
He also presented to Obasanjo a plaque that bore the inscription: ‘the labours of our heroes past shall never be in vain’.
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Speaking about the visit, Imumolen said, “It is good to get prayers and counsel from leadership icons like Obasanjo whose vast experience through direct leadership encounters and experimentations can never be gainsaid.
“There is no limit to such blessing, prayers and nurture for me as I am set to use such map as a measure and energy to rewrite the leadership narrative of our dear nation, and redefine the economic fortune of the Nigerian people, with the sole aim of placing Nigeria in the comity of prosperous nations.
“Our presentation of the plaque is a mark of utmost appreciation for their great leadership sacrifices through time.
“I am consulting vehemently preparatory to spearheading a new leadership in Nigeria as President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria from 2023, knowing that the road is rough and that Nigeria’s presidency is not for the lily-livered.
“I represent the long-anticipated better future, the collective ambition and expectation of the youth and the long dreamt paradigm shift, and therefore plead for the support of Nigerians come 2023 towards the realisation of an ‘All for All’ government for true national integration and development.”