The Chief Imam of Onitsha Central Mosque, Alhaji Abdulraman Imam, has recalled how good the administration of Mr Peter Obi was to the community when he was Anambra State Governor.
He said he sponsored Muslims to Hajj during the period.
Imam so commended Obi when the presidential candidate of the Labour Party visited the Muslims on Sunday as part of Sallah celebrations.
According to the cleric, Obi, who donated foodstuffs to the people, remained the only governor in the state, who visited members of the Muslim community at every celebration to felicitate them.
“This mosque was rebuilt by you when it was demolished years back. You visited us in the Army barracks when we had problem then. All the years you were governor, you always visited us during celebrations like this, so you are not new to us.
“For the eight years you were governor, you sponsored a lot of our members to Mecca. You did all these, even though you are a Christian. That is why we say we are with you, even as a Christian.”
Also, the secretary and spokesperson for the Hausa community in Onitsha, Mr Mahmud Imam, said the Hausa community had decided to support Obi, and would continue to pray that he triumphs and leads Nigeria, because his capacity to lead was not in doubt.
Imam said, “We know what you are capable of, you did it here while you were governor.
“We (Hausa community) are the highest registered voters in Odoakpu Ward Four here, and we voted for you, and we have no regrets about that.
“We saw you during campaigns, visiting interior parts of the North, places that presidential candidates that are of northern extraction feared to go to.
“We are happy that you represented very well, and you vindicated us, through the messages we always sent back to our people that you were the best for the position.”
