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By Valentine Amanze
Abia State former Governor Orji Kalu has boasted that he remains the most important politician from the South-East Nigeri, not Peter Obi, the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate in the 2023 election.
The senator made the claim as a guest on Channels Television’s Politics Today, while downplaying Obi’s political relevance in the region.
He said that his political achievements surpassed Obi’s.
His words: “He [Obi] is not my leader. I am the most important politician from that zone.
“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.
“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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Kalu also addressed the renewed agitation for the release of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, cautioning against making public pronouncements on a matter still before the courts.
“You know this case is before a court of competent jurisdiction. It is not a very good thing for me to come out openly to start canvassing my opinion without knowing the position of the court or that of the President. The President is watching the judiciary closely.”
He said that discussions were ongoing at various levels, but he would not divulge private conversations held with President Bola Tinubu on the matter.
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