Nigeria: BBA winner Uti gets president's nod

  1. Posted on Tuesday 19 October 2010 - 16:00
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    Samuel Okocha, AfricaNews reporter in Lagos, Nigeria
    Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan and former military ruler Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida joined teeming Nigerians to congratulate Uti Nwachukwu, winner of the 2010 edition of Big Brother Africa All Stars held in South Africa. The president said the youth can emulate his character.
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    “I heartily congratulate Mr. Nwachukwu who has shown to the world once again that the average Nigerian is warm, charming and a delight to be with,” Jonathan wrote on his fan page on facebook after expressing his delight at the news of Uti’s triumph.

    President Jonathan encouraged Nigerian youths to emulate the virtues of good character, self confidence and patriotism which Uti displayed while at Big Brother Africa.

    “Once again, I congratulate Mr. Nwachukwu and wish him an eventful and successful reign as winner in the next one year,” the Nigerian President rounded off in his congratulatory post for Uti on facebook.

    Meanwhile, former Nigerian military ruler Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida, IBB in a letter to Uti, described him as an exceeding entertainer, a patriot and a true reflection of the Nigerian spirit. “I appreciate you deeply for making us proud and for proving your skeptics wrong by achieving the impossible,” Vanguard quotes IBB as saying.

    The Presidential aspirant in the 2011 elections urged Uti to remain fervent in his passion for entertainment and added he remains a great source of inspiration to many Nigerian youths.

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