Abia North Senator-elect, Orji
Kalu, has insisted that he will contest for the seat of Deputy Senate
President, claiming that the National Working Committee (NWC) of the All
Progressives Congress (APC) did not adopt Senator Ovie Omo-Agege as its
candidate for the position.
The National Publicity Secretary of the APC, Mallam Lanre Onilu, issued a
statement confirming that the NWC has formally adopted Omo-Agege as the party’s
candidate for the position of Deputy Senate President.
Kalu, however, insisted that
President Muhammadu Buhari only adopted candidacies of the duo of Senator Ahmed
Lawan and Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, for the positions of Senate President and
Speaker of the House of Representatives respectively.
“Ahead of tomorrow’s inauguration
of the 9th national assembly and election of principal officers, politicians
have started deploying different antics to satisfy their ambitions.
“One of such is a statement
credited to National Publicity Secretary of the APC, Mallam Lanre Onilu
claiming that President Muhammadu Buhari and the NWC of the party have formally
adopted Senator Ovie Omo-Agege as the party’s candidate for the position of
Deputy Senate President.
“I hold the President in high
esteem as well as the National Chairman of our great party, Comrade Adams
Oshiomhole and other members of the NWC and as such, I will not disobey any
formal pronouncement by them.
“However, I am still in the race
to become Deputy Senate President because the President and the NWC have not
adopted any candidate and as such the contest is open to all members of the
party, who have the capability.
“I have the political dexterity,
leadership qualities and goodwill to complement the efforts of the Senate President
in actualizing the objectives of the legislature in support the efforts of
President Muhammadu Buhari in taking Nigeria to greater heights.
“Leadership positions in the 9th
Senate should be given to people who have the will to support the agenda of the
APC while not deviating from the ideals of democracy.
“As I continue to mobilize
support for the position of Deputy Senate President, I commend the President,
Comrade Adams Oshiomhole and other stakeholders of the party for their support.
“Come tomorrow by the special
grace of God and to the admiration of APC members and Nigerians at large, I
will emerge as Deputy Senate President in the 9th national assembly,” Kalu said
in a statement by his media office on Monday and signed by Ken Cole.
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