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"FOR NOT VOTING APC, DONT EXPECT ANYTHING FROM THIS ADMINISTRATIONÔÇØ - SEN. ORJI FIRES IGBOS
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Afnews Editor
Jun 23, 2019
Senator Orji Kalu, representing Abia North Senatorial District,
has advised Nigerians not to lose hope, saying that he foresees a brighter
future for the country under President Muhammadu Buhari.
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Kalu gave the advice on Saturday during a ceremony he
organised in his Camp Neya country home in Igbere, Bende Local Government Area
of the state, to thank his people for electing him.
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He said, "Nigeria has a brighter future under President
Buhari. I see darkness giving way to ligh.ÔÇØ
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He said that Nigeria must remain united, adding that the
citizenry should strive toward achieving greater national cohesion.
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"Nigeria is one and, in spite of our diversity, we must
strive to remain one united nation,ÔÇØ he said.
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Kalu, who aspired for the Deputy Senate President, said that
he stepped down at the last minute out of respect for the party's zoning
arrangement.
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He said: "I have to respect the party's decision on the
zoning of principal offices at the National Assembly because the supremacy of
the party must be respected.
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"I stepped down because I cannot disobey the president and
Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, the National Chairman of the All Progressives
Congress (APC).
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Kalu further urged Ndigbo to come together and reposition
themselves to become relevant in the nation's mainstream politics.
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According to him, Ndigbo must be part of the decision-making
process in Nigeria and should not leave their fate in the hands of other
Nigerians.
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He described Ndigbo as the most travelled Nigerians with
investment in every nook and cranny of the country.
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He berated the South-East for not voting massively for APC
in 2019, saying that the zone should not expect anything from the APC-led
administration.
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He said: "Our people did not support APC. We did not vote
for the president and that is what we are paying for.
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"We are not entitled to anything when we did not vote for
APC so we cannot ask for the Senate President or Deputy President.
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The former Abia governor promised to provide effective
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"I am not only a senator for Abia north, I am a senator for
Abia and Federal Republic of Nigeria because I was elected to make good laws
for the whole Nigeria,ÔÇØ he said.
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He said that he would strive to attract the dividend of democracy to his people, adding that he would open a constituency office in the five local governments in the senatorial district. (PMNEWS)
