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By Bayo Wahab
Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, erstwhile politician of Abia State, has downplayed Peter Obi’s governmental relevance successful the South-East, saying helium is presently the astir important person successful the region.
Orji said helium would not sermon the 2023 Labour Party statesmanlike campaigner for immoderate reason, insisting that his absorption remains connected the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Speaking connected Channels Television’s ‘Politics Today’ connected Wednesday, Kalu, who represents Abia North Senatorial District, made it wide that helium had nary involvement successful engaging successful conversations astir Obi.
“Let maine beryllium honorable with you, I’m a subordinate of the APC and I don’t privation to sermon Peter Obi, I’ve told you before,” Kalu said.
“I don’t privation to sermon Peter Obi for immoderate reason. You tin inquire maine astir the person of my party, I volition reply you, whether the question is close oregon wrong, I volition reply you.”
The erstwhile governor, however, noted that helium would beryllium unfastened to a nationalist statement if Obi were present.
“Any time you privation maine to sermon Peter Obi, springiness america 2 hours, enactment him determination and enactment maine here, and we volition beryllium capable to benignant it out,” helium added.
Reacting to suggestions that Obi is the governmental person of the South-East, Kalu dismissed the claim, declaring himself the region’s astir influential politician.
“He (Obi) is not my leader; I americium the astir important person from that zone,” Kalu boasted.
He besides highlighted his governmental way grounds to warrant his position, adding that the 4.9 cardinal votes helium received successful 2007 arsenic the statesmanlike campaigner of the Progressive Peoples Alliance (PPA) stay valid.
“I person won 2 states earlier nether PPA. I ran for president before; my 4.9 cardinal votes successful 2007 are inactive there. We achieved a batch with PPA. We had ministers, ambassadors, and different appointments nether President Yar’Adua,” helium said.
Kalu reaffirmed that his acquisition and achievements marque him a large governmental fig successful the South-East, not Peter Obi, who was the Labour Party’s flagbearer successful the 2023 statesmanlike election.
The station Obi not my leader, I’m astir important person from South-East — Orji Kalu appeared archetypal connected Vanguard News.
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