It was an emotional moment when veteran Nollywood actor, Pete Edochie, endorsed son, Yul to pursue his passion for politics yesterday.
The younger Edochie posted the adorable moment on his social media handles afterwards.
In the video captioned “My Father Chief Pete Edochie endorses my 2023 Presidential ambition. God Almighty, take absolute control,” Chief Edochie said that even if politics does not interest him personally, he will not stand in the way of any of his children’s noble ambitions.
Speaking about his upbringing and the way he raised his children, he said, “My values are very strong. I have my own children and they are very strong in that regard too.
“I am not one to be involved in politics. But you see, not all your children are bound to follow you.
“One of my sons, who incidentally is an actor, has decided that he wants to be a politician. Most of the youngsters have been bugging my phone asking me to endorse my son that they want him as president and I get amused.
“But they keep insisting daddy, ‘we want Yul to be president of this country. We like him. He is disciplined, sympathetic, he believes a lot in people.’
Edochie had no option than to heed the yearnings of Nigeria’s youths and endorse Yul.
“They have bothered me so much that today, I’m hereby presenting him to you. He has my blessing. He has my endorsement.”
The elder statesman however, issued a warning that he will withdraw him the moment he veers off of the values that he was raised by.
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