Orji Kalu, Senator-elect for Abia
North, has urged the All Progressives Congress, APC, to zone the Deputy Senate
President to the South-East.
He said zoning the position to
the South East will be in line with the diversity of Nigeria.
Speaking during the ongoing
induction of Senators-elect and House of Representatives members-elect on
Monday, Kalu said APC as a party should look at diversity, because “diversity
is our strength.”
He said, “I am a very loyal party
man. The party has already zoned the position of Senate President. I can never
disobey the party. The party is supreme.
“What I am asking the party to
zone the deputy Senate President to the South East, so that I will not disobey
the party by going on the floor of the House, which I have the capacity, if I
am allowed to do that.
“What I am asking the party as
they have zoned this position of Senate President to North East, they should as
well zone the position of the deputy Senate President to South East, so that I
don’t go to contest out of zone.
“I can contest against whoever
comes from the South East or the caucus of the South East can go back and
decide what the party wants within the South East.
“What I am pleading with the
leaders of the National Working Committee and other leaders, let us not divide
this party. All of us are loyal to the country. We are loyal to the
constitution. We are also loyal to our party. I want that loyalty to continue,
so that none of us will deviate from the party”.
Ekweremadu has been deputy Senate president for donkey years. What development has that brought to the east? How has it helped promote development laws and avoid negligence by the executive? This of course excludes the time spent by other South easterners as Senate President.
ReplyDeletePoliticians, all jostling for their pocket.