Orji Kalu, former governor of
Abia state, says he would only back down on his plans to contest the deputy
senate seat if the All Progressives Congress (APC) zone the speaker of the
house of representatives from the south-east.
Kalu, senator-elect of Abia-north,
said he is canvassing for a representation of the southern region in the
leadership of the national assembly.
He had earlier endorsed Femi
Gbajagbiamila as speaker of the green chamber and Ahmad Lawan as senate
president but speaking on Channels Television on Thursday, Kalu threatened that
if the party did not pick him (Kalu) as deputy senate president, he would go
ahead to contest the number two seat at the senate.
Gbajabiamila and Lawan are the choices of President Muhammadu Buhari for
the speaker of house of reps and senate president respectively.
But on the television programme,
Kalu gave APC the conditions under which he would let go of his ambition to be
the deputy senate president.
“Let me be honest with you even
if the party asks me not to run, I will run on the floor of the house, this is
one position I have to run for because you cannot leave the south-east alone,
you can’t leave them behind,” Kalu said.
“If they give the
south-easterners speaker, I’ll drop my ambition; I’ll not run for deputy senate
president again. If you give speaker of the house today, because that is more
superior to deputy senate president,
although I have endorsed Femi
Gbaja, give us speaker of the house, I’ll drop it.
“I am only asking for a fair and
free democratic process for the senate.”
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