I’m Ready To Be a Sweeper at the Presidential Villa if Lawan Becomes President, Kalu Says
- Orji Kalu, chief whip of the senate, says he is ready to become a sweeper in the presidential villa, if Ahmad Lawan becomes the president in 2023
- However, Kalu said he will make a U-turn if the APC decides to zone its presidential ticket to the south-east region of the party
- Going further, he said the Senate president played a vital role in stabilizing the Nigerian parliament
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The presidential ambition of Senate president Ahmed Lawan’s has been boosted by Senator Orji Uzor Kalu who claimed that he is ready to be a “sweeper” at the Presidential Villa if the dream becomes a reality.
Kalu who is the Senate Chief Whip said this on during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today.
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He said:
“With Ahmed Lawan, I am ready to be the sweeper of the place (Aso Rock). I don’t need to have a position if Ahmed Lawan is the president,” the former Abia State governor noted.
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“I can sweep the Villa; my house is very close to the Villa. I can be the sweeper of the Villa; it is just a stone’s throw. I am not joking.”
Going further, he reiterated that the position ought to be zoned to the South East.
“We have supported South West. We supported President Obasanjo, we supported Vice President Osinbajo, we supported Vice President Jonathan for five years and we supported President Jonathan for six years. Why can’t they support us?
“Any southerner that is not from South East and is coming to run for president is a betrayer. They are the ones betraying us.”
Meanwhile, Senator Orji Kalu has urged the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to throw its weight behind a presidential candidate from the North East if the party will not give it all to hopefuls from the Southeastern region of the country, Channels TV reports.
In a statement on Thursday, Kalu was of the opinion that as the primary elections for political parties draw closer, it is important to pay attention to which geopolitical zone gets the presidential tickets of the two major political parties – the All Progressive Congress (APC) and the PDP.
He noted that the North-East zone understands better the pains of South Eastern Nigeria.
Senator Orji Kalu pulls out of 2023 presidential race
In a related development, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, another presidential aspirant on the platform of the APC, has also announced his withdrawal from the race.
In a statement sighted by Legit.ng on Monday, May 9, Kalu said his decision was informed by the fact that the ruling party has refused to zone the presidency, particularly to the southeast zone where he hails from.
The former governor of Abia state also announced that he has picked the form to run for Abia North Senatorial zone election.
Senator Orji Kalu snubs Tinubu, reveals who he's backing to become president after announcing his withdrawal
Meanwhile, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu has backed the presidential ambition of the president of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan.
Lawan joined the presidential race on Monday, May 9, when a group of his friends and some senators purchased the presidential nomination and expression of interest forms for him.
Shortly after the development, Senator Kalu who is the Chief Whip of the Senate announced he was withdrawing from the presidential race.
Source: Legit.ng
