Election Heroine: FUTO VC, Nnenna-Oti receives rousing welcome back to campus after call to duty as Abia INEC Returning Officer
The environment of the Federal University of Technology (FUTO), Owerri, was electrified on Tuesday with the touch-down of its Vice Chancellor, Nnenna Nnennaya-Oti, into the warm welcome of staff and students, who showered her with praises for her distinguishing herself in the March 18 governorship election in Abia State.
The don, it was who confronted the electoral brigands that had descended at Obingwa Local Government Area (LGA) of Abia State to steal the votes and skew the electoral process in favour of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), a development, which put her name on the front-burner of Nigeria’s honours’ list of integrity.
Her protest as the the Returning Officer of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), for the council saved the day for the Labour Party (LP), making Abia the only state the party won in the election.
Reports have been rife, as to how the FUTO don, who has since turned an instant hero both in Nigeria and abroad, have been showered with many gifts, including a brand new Prado Jeep valued at N30million and another monetary gift of N100million some businessmen, in appreciation of her rare upright qualities.
In a video, that has gone viral, the heroine, was seen walking on foot into the school complex on Tuesday surrounded by hundreds of excited supporters and admirers, who sang, danced and praised her name.
Displaying a banner with bold inscription: ‘Welcome back Nnenna Oti, Heroine of Nigeria Democracy,’ a voice at the background was heard saying: “We’re welcoming our able Vice Chancellor back from INEC call – the only outstanding Vice Chancellor. You’re welcome ma!”
Amid the said harassment from some politicians, she was not only said to have rejected a whopping $2million bribe, but wrote: “I shall stand squarely and unapologetically on these principles. The people’s votes and mandate shall stand. The pastor and the mother in me will not permit me to do anything that will adversely affect the future of our children.”
In the results declared by the INEC, Alex Otti of the Labour Party (LP) defeated his opponents Okey Ahiwe of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Enyinnaya Nwafor of the Young Peoples Party (YPP) with 175, 467 votes to emerge the winner.
(WhirlwindNews)
