2027: Why Peter Obi can't get my assist – Orji Kalu

Senator Orji Kalu has dominated out supporting the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Mr Peter Obi, or some other Igbo contesting within the 2027 basic election, insisting that his loyalty stays with the All Progressives Congress, APC.

Kalu mentioned he had no cause to assist a candidate contesting beneath one other political occasion, stressing that he was a dedicated member of the APC.

The former Abia State governor made this identified on Monday whereas fielding questions on Arise Television’s Prime Time programme.

He dismissed requires him to assist Obi or different political candidates outdoors the APC, describing such expectations as unreasonable.

“I’m not in the political party where they are contesting. Why should they call my name? I mean, they shouldn’t. Why should they call? No, they are just being idiotic.

“I was in PDP, I was in PPA, and my third political party is APC. So if I’m in this practice and you want me to go and support somebody in APGA, you must be sick in your mind. You must be dreaming,” he mentioned.

The senator maintained that the APC remained the platform via which he believed the political pursuits of the South-East may very well be pursued.

He mentioned, “I am a member of APC, pure and direct. Yeah, leave me there. I don’t have any interest. If Igbos have interest, [and] they don’t want to pursue [it in] APC; that is their business. There’s no other place the interest will be pursued except where I am.”