Abia North political stakeholders have urged senatorial aspirants from Abia North senatorial district to drop their senatorial ambitions in favour of Sen. Orji Uzor Kalu in the interest of the zone.
The group include traditional rulers, youth groups, Abia professionals, Academics, prominent members of the political class and top businessmen under the auspices of Abia North Stakeholders.
In their statement issued yesterday and made available to PUNCH, the group drummed support for the re-election of Senator Orji Uzor Kalu who is the Chief Whip of the Senate.
The leader of the group, Dr Kalu Ncheghe, said that indices showed that the Senate Chief Whip has performed well, adding “The group believes that Kalu’s performance as the senator representing Abia North senatorial district is the best in the history of Abia State and Nigeria at large”.
While appealing to the people of Abia North Senatorial District to continue to support the Senator, Ncheghe noted that Kalu is ready to do more for the district.
“Orji Kalu’s performance as a Senator is the best in the history of Abia State and Nigerian at large . We are bi-partisan and our interest is the development of Abia North senatorial district.
“We need to encourage and support his aspiration in 2023. If Nigerians doesn’t anoint him as the APC Presidential candidate we will love to see him in the red chambers again .
“What he has done as a Senator is unprecedented. The building of roads, schools and distribution of educational materials is the first of its kind in Abia North senatorial district.
“The bills, motions and infrastructural development is the best we have seen since 1999.
“We should not joke with our best at this critical time. We need more development in Abia North. Therefore, I am appealing to all to continue to trust Senator Orji Uzor Kalu even beyond 2023 for more development.
“We are ready to refund money to all the senatorial aspirants from Abia North senatorial district. Kalu is the consensus of all including our traditional rulers,” the statement said.
