- Former governor of Abia state, Orji Kalu, calls on members of the public to disregard reports that he is planning to contest in the coming presidential election
- He describes the emergence of his fake campaign posters as political blackmail
- Kalu pledges his support for the candidature of President Muhammadu Buhari to run in 2019
Former governor of Abia state, Orji Kalu, has said he will contest for elective office in the 2019 election but not for the position of president.
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Kalu in a statement by his special adviser, Kunle Oyewumi, on Wednesday, November 1, denied reports that he was nursing the plan to contest for the presidential election in 2019.
He called on the members of the public to disregard reports that he was planning to contest in the coming presidential election, The Sun reports.
The former governor issued the statement in response to what he said was his fake presidential campaign posters being pasted in parts of Abuja.
He said: “After a two-week business trip to China, to my surprise on my way from Nnamdi Azikwe International airport, Abuja this morning, I sighted the malicious posters in my name with the caption: ‘Kalu for President’.
“It is definitely the handiwork of some politicians who are either afraid of my political capacity or enemies of the present administration as I have continually maintained my support for Mr. President.
“The action of these jobless politicians is a ploy to damage the robust relationship I have with President Buhari and the top hierarchy of the APC.
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“Such political blackmail is not only disheartening but unhealthy for Nigeria’s growing democracy.
“While I call on the unsuspecting public, especially members of the APC, to disregard the vicious posters, I am also reaffirming my unflinching and unaltered support for Mr. President.
” I will contest in 2019 by the grace of God but definitely not for President."
The APC chieftain also used the avenue to pledge his support for the candidature of President Muhammadu Buhari if he so desires to run in 2019.
Meanwhile, some APC governors have called on President Muhammadu Buhari to seek re-election for a second term in office.
According to them, there is no candidate better than Buahri to fly the party’s flag in the 2019 presidential election.
Before the commencement of the NEC meeting of the party in Abuja, they said that President Buhari’s integrity, coupled with his performance since 2015 remains unbeatable.
Simon Lalong, the Plateau state governor, said that all the governors have unanimously agreed to work for the President’s re-election, Vanguard reports
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Source: Naija.ng
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Wednesday, 1 November 2017