I’m The ‘Most Important Politician’ From South-East, Not Peter Obi — Orji Kalu

Senator representing Abia North, Orji Uzor Kalu, has declared himself arsenic the ‘most important’ person from the South-East, dismissing comparisons with Labour Party’s 2023 statesmanlike candidate, Peter Obi.

Speaking connected Channels Television’s existent affairs programme, ‘Politics Today’ connected Wednesday night, Kalu made it wide that helium would not sermon Obi unless some men were contiguous successful a unrecorded debate.

“I americium a subordinate of the APC, and I don’t privation to sermon Peter Obi. I person told you this earlier connected this channel,” Kalu stated. “Not for immoderate reason, but I conscionable don’t privation to sermon him. You tin inquire maine astir the person of my enactment — I volition reply you, whether the question is close oregon wrong.”

When the amusement host, Seun Okinbaloye, suggested that the Igbos mightiness people queue down Obi and wherefore Kalu becomes uncomfortable by the notation of Obi’s name, Kalu interjected sharply, “No, due to the fact that I don’t privation to sermon him,” helium said. “I person told you earlier — anytime you privation maine to sermon Peter Obi, springiness america 2 hours. You’ll beryllium successful the middle; enactment him determination (pointing left), enactment maine present (pointing right), and we volition benignant it out.”

Defending his governmental influence, Kalu asserted, “He is not my leader. I americium the astir important person from that zone. I person won 2 states earlier nether PPA; I person tally for president before. My 4.9 cardinal votes are inactive determination since 2007. We achieved a batch with PPA — we had ministers, we had ambassadors. Anybody tin tally for president, but inquire maine questions that interest me.”

When the big pressed further, Kalu fired back, “If you are a Labour Party member, support it to yourself. For the past time, let’s arrange, successful 2 weeks’ time, enactment Peter Obi there, enactment maine here. On immoderate purpose. Then, immoderate question you inquire maine astir Peter Obi, I will answer you.”