Opara Ugonna
By Ugonna Opara
Following the formal declaration by the National Leader of APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu to run for the Presidency in 2023, the Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu has said that he will match Tinubu in the race for the ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
According to the former Abia State Governor, he would be ready to contest the APC Presidential ticket with the party’s National leader, Bola Tinubu if the party zones it to the South.
Join our WhatsApp ChannelTinubu who had earlier declared his ambition to take the reins of power as Nigeria’s next President, noted that it has been his lifelong ambition to become the President of Nigeria, a move many believe may have foreclosed the clamour for Igbo Presidency.
Speaking yesterday, Kalu said that while he has nothing against the aspiration of Tinubu, he believes that his own Southeast is ripe for the PresidencyPresidency and that it should be the turn of the zone to produce the next President and that should be him.
In a statement by Barrister Emeka Nwala from the Office of Senate Chief Whip, Kalu said he has all that it takes to go shoulder to shoulder with the former governor of Lagos said State, if it comes to that in view of the 2023 elections.
