Nigerian woman returns misplaced N54m to customer, Peter Obi reacts

Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), has reacted to the inspiring story of a Nigerian woman, Kekwaaru Ngozi Mary (a staff of Eko Hotel and Suites), who returned misplaced money ($70,000) to a customer in the Lagos hotel.

Congratulating Mary via Twitter on Saturday, July 22, Obi wondered when people like her will be celebrated and honoured with national awards.

The former Anambra governor also mentioned that someone like Teacher Akeem Badru, who won the 2023 Cambridge Dedicated Teacher Award, should be recognised nationally.

He noted that in the new Nigeria, he and some other well-meaning citizens seek people like the duo will be celebrated, not those who negatively impact the nation.

His tweeted: “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.”