Former Abia State Governor Orji Uzor Kalu has denied abandoning his Senate Presidency ambitions in favor of former Niger Delta Affairs Minister Godswill Akpabio.
According to newsmen, Kalu and Osita Izunaso relinquished their dreams for Akpabio following a meeting of South-East senators-elect with Governor Hope Uzodinma on Monday.
An aide to Senator Kalu, Emeka Nwala, told The PUNCH that his principal had not stood down for Akpabio since he had just been appointed Deputy Senate President to run with Yari.
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Nwala said, “In sha’Allah, Senator Kalu is Yari’s Deputy Senate President, and none of them have stepped down. If we have, it would be breaking news by now.
“So anyone who is purporting such a story is lying. How can someone who has the majority of the lawmakers on their side step down for anyone? It’s not possible.”
The source said, “I cannot categorically state that he has stepped down for anyone, but I know there has been a lot of pressure mounted on him to step down.’’
In addition, a source close to Senator Musa indicated that he had withdrawn his support from Yari’s group but had not yet endorsed Akpabio.
According to the source, he had withdrawn his support as a party member, but he wished to remain neutral.
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The source stated, “Senator Musa has backed down on his support for the Yari ticket but would not support the Akpabio team. He would rather prefer to be neutral than give them his vote.”
The source stated that as a party man, he had withdrawn support, but he preferred to maintain neutrality.
The source stated, “Senator Musa has backed down on his support for the Yari ticket but would not support the Akpabio team. He would rather prefer to be neutral than give them his vote.”
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