ORJI UZOR KALU
May 10, 2022
…Drums support for North Easterner President
The Chief Whip of the Senate, Orji Uzor Kalu, has formally announced his withdrawal from the race to become President of Nigeria, come 2023.
Kalu in a statement on Monday while giving his reasons for withdrawal said, “I have always maintained an unambiguous stand that for justice, equity, and fairness in our country, the next president of Nigeria after President Muhammadu Buhari should come from the South East or the North East.”
“I have also told Nigerians that I would only run for president if the two major political parties (APC and PDP) zone their tickets to the South East”.
That is why I was disappointed with our southern brothers who are talking about fairness and equity but have zero tolerance for the same fairness and equity in the South.
He noted that since there was no zoning and the contest is open to all Nigerians, he was officially withdrawing from the presidential contest in 2023.
“I have also picked a ticket to run for Abia North Senatorial zone and to complete the good work I started in Abia North”.
“In the absence of a South Easterner being president of Nigeria in 2023, I have my full support for a North Easterner. This is because it would be the closest to the equity, fairness, and justice everyone is talking about. It further means that justice is on its way to the South East”.
He congratulated Senator Ahmad Lawan as he picked the form to run for President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria under the All Progressives Congress (APC).
He urged his friends, allies, and supporters in the APC to toe the line of justice by supporting Senator Ahmad Lawan, a North Easterner for the presidential ticket of the APC.
Kalu however thanked those who said they have picked the presidential form for him because they meant well for Nigerians.
