The Senate Chief Whip, Senator Orji Uzor-Kalu, has urged delegates of the All Progressive Congress, APC, to elect Senate President and presidential aspirant, Ahmad Lawan at the forthcoming primary election.
Kalu stated this while reacting to the emergence of former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar as the flagbearer of the main opposition party, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP for the 2023 election.
The former Abia State governor disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, adding that Atiku’s victory in the PDP presidential primary election meant that Nigerians has understood his political calculations about 2023.
According to Kalu, since Atiku hails from North East geo-political zone, APC should also give its ticket to Lawan, who is also from the same North East.
He stated, “I congratulations the PDP for electing a North Easterner her presidential candidate. Nigerians must have seen what I saw yesterday . For our party the APC, it is no longer feasible to talk about Southern candidates except the APC want to go on political retirement.
“I urge the National Chairman of the party and the entire NWC to stamp their feet and zone APC presidential ticket to the North East .
“President Muhammad Buhari has a right to choose his successor and I call on him to pick Senator Ahmad Lawan as his successor.
“In every democratic setting, presidents and Governors support and pick their successors. I call on President Buhari to pick a successor from the North East and that will be the equity the South East needs. With the North East , the cycle will be closest to completion of regions producing the president of Nigeria.
“By now all APC aspirants should drop their ambition and support a North Easterner . Senator Ahmad Lawan is the destination.
“Congratulations to the North East as we look forward to a president of Nigeria from the North East”.
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