The Senate
election bid of former governor of Abia State and business mogul, Dr.
Orji Uzor Kalu received further boost yesterday when a coalition of
pressure groups in the state resolved to back his candidacy for Abia
North senatorial rerun.
In a release, Coordinating Secretary of
the group, Mba C. I. Kalu, said the coalition, after its meeting held in
Aba yesterday which was attended by over 240 of their members from Old
Bende zone resolved to give Kalu full support.
Kalu said the decision was taken after
members x-rayed the contemporary political situation in Nigeria as it
affects the Igbo man and were convinced that no effort would be spared
to see that only men who have the will power and determination to face
challenges affecting Igbo interests in Nigeria are allowed to represent
them.
“Having x-rayed the contemporary
political situation in Nigeria as it effects the Igbo man, we are
convinced that no effort will be spared to see that the people we
project as leaders or representatives are men who have the will-power,
determination and the capacity to face the challenges affecting Igbo
interest in Nigeria.
“We are convinced that Kalu is one man
who has the quality we need at the Senate now, hence, we have resolved
to give him our unwavering support.”
The release further stated that the
coalition’s choice of Kalu over and above other contestants was
predicated on his “outspoken nature and parameters of thought which
places public good over personal interest. Ndigbo needs a man with such
quality in the Senate,” the groups stated.
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