2023: I’m Competent But Not Desperate To Lead Nigeria — Orji Kalu
Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, the Senate’s Chief Whip, has stated that he is capable but not desperate to become President of Nigeria in 2023.
This came as he bemoaned the fact that the country’s future president should have come from the country’s South-East area.
According to his Facebook page, the former governor of Abia State remarked this to journalists during a plenary session at the National Assembly on Thursday.
“Has the party zoned the ticket to the South-East? I have said before that there are only two zones that have not been President -the South-East and the North-East. Once it’s zoned to the South-East, I have the capacity and capability to roll out my campaign and rock like a hurricane.
“It’s overdue for an Igboman to become a Nigerian President, I believe the South-East should produce the next President and it’s going to happen,” the Senator said.
He also said that those who were against zoning the presidency to the South-East and North-East were not serious-minded and fair citizens of the country.
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“They are not serious. A serious-minded person will like to be fair to Nigeria, to be fair to society and be fair to the atmosphere because this party is not owned by me or by you the press people. It is only APC people that can decide where the party ticket will go. If they zone it to the Southeast, I have all it takes to make a good President,” Kalu said.
The Chief Whip stressed that his visit to the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Tuesday was because their relationship had spanned many years before he became President. He disclosed that their discussions were on national issues with regards to security, electoral laws and the welfare of the country.
He said, “This is not the first time I’m going to see the President. People usually go in the afternoon but I went in the night to avoid the press.
“I go there regularly. It’s a family affair and I went there to discuss national issues with regards to the security and wellbeing of our country and also the issue of the electoral law and the discussion was very fruitful.”
Kalu stated that he would pursue his presidential ambitions with lawmakers from the country’s other geographic zones, and that he would begin nationwide consultations at the appropriate moment.
The APC leader expressed excitement about the upcoming convention, which will take place on February 26. He told Nigerians that the process would be free of disorder, and that the outcome would make them proud of their country.
Kalu’s announcement came just 24 hours after Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, a former governor of Lagos State and National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, met with President Buhari to express his interest in the top post, according to the PUNCH.
The Governor of Ebonyi State, Dave Umahi, met with Buhari the next day to launch his candidacy for the presidency.
