Effervescent Fumi Uzor Nnaji is the Woman leader, House to House Campaign organization for President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan. She had an exclusive interview with National WAVES Assistant Editor, Emmanuel Fateman and said going the unprecedented achievements of the president he will re-emerge in 2015. She also speaks on the activities of the House to House Campaign.
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Can we meet with you madam?
I am Chief (Mrs.) Femi Uzor Nnaji. I hail from Anambra state. I am the woman leader House to House Campaign Support Initiative; I represent hard work and honesty.
What inform your decision to set up House to House initiative?
We set up this organization to campaign towards the realization of Mr President Re-election bid. We have notable Nigerians as our members. The brain behind this group is an epitome of hard work, He is an epitome of doing things right, a bunch of philanthropists. Our objective is to support the president, working for the president, in mobilizing for the president to return in 2015.
Your group came in large number when the president declared his intention run in 2015. How were you able to get this large number to campaign for the president?
Yes, I lead by the example, our mother the first Lady of this great country Dr.Dame Patience Jonathan, is a good example of what every woman wants to be, she is a hardworking mother and when you are around her you automatically begins to do things right. I happened to be the first woman to be appointed as the chief press secretary to a governor in Nigeria, I was equally the first woman that gave women opportunity of having the zeal of taking appointment as press assistant and equally working at press houses but then it was strenuous. It has also been in my mind to work for President Jonathan more especially the attention he paid to the women folks. Not only that, he equally put women in strategic ministry. This is unprecedented. No other leader has done this, look at Ngozi Okonjo Iweala, she is given a free hand to do her job.
The president soft spot for women gave me the impetus to put in all my strength and the knowledge I have to go to all nocks and crannies of this country, I have the privilege to visit villages across the country, do you know that I went to the president village and the people were so happy that for the first time a group have paid them such a visit.
After 2015, what will be the position of House to House campaign?
I have just given the lectures on the kind of training they will be given to the grass root from each state, most of these people are farmers and all they need is to give them acquisition skills, for the matter of fact, we are working on having a micro-finance bank that will enable us reach out to these people by way of giving them soft loans, get them cassava grinding machines, wheel barrows, sewing machines etc.
What is your take on the chances of President re-emerging in 2015?
The chances of President Jonathan re-emerging in 2015 is very bright. Apart from being a listening president who carries the people along, he also performed above average. So, I see him re-emerging in 2015.
