Disregard ‘Kalu For President’ Posters, Ex-Gov Tells Nigerians
Ex-Abia Governor, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu, on Wednesday, asked Nigerians to discount the ‘Vote Orji Kalu for President’ posters allegedly posted along the Nnamdi Azikiwe Int’l Airport road in Abuja.
Kalu, who had decamped from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2016, reaffirmed his support for President Muhammadu Buhari’s candidature in the next presidential election.
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Speaking in a statement by his Special Adviser, Kunle Oyewumi, Kalu said the campaign poster placements were the deeds of “political jobbers”.
He further urged that President Buhari be allowed to complete the eight years due to the North.
“After a two-week business trip to China, to my surprise on my way from Nnamdi Azikwe International airport, Abuja this morning, I sighted the malicious posters in my name with the caption: ‘Kalu for President’.
“It is definitely the handiwork of some politicians who are either afraid of my political capacity or enemies of the present administration as I have continually maintained my support for Mr. President.
“The action of these jobless politicians is a ploy to damage the robust relationship I have with President Buhari and the top hierarchy of the APC.
“Such political blackmail is not only disheartening but unhealthy for Nigeria’s growing democracy.
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“While I call on the unsuspecting public, especially members of the APC, to disregard the vicious posters, I am also reaffirming my unflinching and unaltered support for Mr. President.
“I will contest in 2019 by the grace of God but definitely not for President”, Kalu said.
