Former Abia State Governor, Orji Kalu, has declared that he remains the “most important politician” from the South-East region, not the Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Peter Obi.
Speaking as a guest on Channels Television’s Politics Today, Kalu downplayed Obi’s political relevance in the region, insisting that his own political achievements surpassed those of Obi.
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Kalu boasted:“He (Obi) is not my leader, I am the most important politician from that zone,”
He then cited his past electoral success:“I have won two states before under PPA. I ran for president before, my 4.9 million votes in 2007 are still there. We achieved a lot with PPA. We had ministers, ambassadors, and other appointments under President Yar’Adua.”
Responding to a question on his future political ambitions, Kalu said age would not deter him from running for president if given the opportunity, citing former U.S. President Donald Trump as an example.
He emphasized that competency matters more than age:“If I’m healthy and God gives me life, I can still contest. The question is not age, it’s competency.”
“It’s about what is in my brain and what I can deliver.”
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