Obi urged Nigerians to start celebrating the like of Mary instead of those impacting the nation negatively
Kehinde Okeowo
Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate in the February 25 general election, Peter Obi has called on the Nigerian government to reward the gesture of a Lagos hotel staff, who returned missing money.
On Friday, several media outlets reported that a staff of Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos, identified as Kekwaaru Ngozi Mary, found and returned the sum of $70,000 misplaced by a customer.
After the news made the rounds, many netizens trooped to various social media platforms to applaud her action.
Taking to his social media page on Saturday, Peter Obi joined other Nigerians to praise Mary, saying she deserves national honour and recognition.
The former Anambra State governor said it was heartwarming and reassuring that she returned the money to its owner despite the hardship and the prevailing moral decadence in the nation.
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Obi further argued that it is the likes of Mary and Akeem Badru, who won the 2023 Cambridge Dedicated Teacher Award, that Nigerians should be celebrating.
Speaking via his verified Twitter handled, he wrote: “It is heartwarming and reassuring that despite the hardship in the country and the prevailing moral decadence in society, a staff of Eko Hotel and Suites, Kekwaaru Ngozi Mary, was reported to have returned a misplaced sum of $70,000 to a customer of the hotel in Lagos.
“When will Nigeria start celebrating the likes of Miss Ngozi Mary for her honesty and integrity, Teacher Akeem Badru, for winning the 2023 Cambridge Dedicated Teacher Award, and many others like them?
“These are the people who deserve to be given national honours and awards and recognition, instead of celebrating those who have impacted our nation negatively. In the New Nigeria that we desire, these are the kind of people that will be celebrated. A New Nigeria is Possible.”