Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, the Senate Chief Whip and former Governor of Abia State, has stated that nine APC presidential candidates are going to resign in order to make way for Senate President Ahmad Lawan.
On Saturday, the former presidential candidate told reporters that a presidential candidate from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is planning to join the APC.
Orji Kalu, who abandoned his presidential bid in favor of Lawan’s, said that the Senate President’s campaign will ‘rock like a cyclone.’
He said: “The issue of the APC presidential candidate will be settled even before the primaries.
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“As I am talking to you, about nine presidential aspirants from our party have intimated me of their plans to drop their presidential ambition to support Ahmad Lawan.
“Does that not signify victory before the election? Lawan’s candidature will rock like hurricane.
“Lawan is from the North East and has similar sympathy with the South East that is yet to produce president.
“I have repeated my reasons for dropping my ambition for Lawan severally and I am sure Nigerians are aware already.
“We are also expecting an influential PDP presidential aspirant to join the APC.”
The former governor of Abia State added that the APC is very progressive and properly ready for Lawan’s emergence.
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Speaking further, the lawmaker dismissed calls on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to postpone party primaries.
According to Orji Uzor Kalu, the PDP, APC and other parties were duly informed and should have prepared well.
He said: “Extension of the dates will only support irresponsibility. Nigerians find it difficult to keep to time and appointments and that is why they would always seek for extra time.
“I support INEC to stick to their timetable otherwise we will be living with postponement after postponement. Such a trend is not healthy for a society and its people.
“We complains of indiscipline but not ready to be practical about the requirements of discipline.
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“INEC should discipline any party that fails to meet up, because that is the only way they can take their jobs seriously.”
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