Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, Chairman of the Senate Committee on the South East Development Commission (SEDC) and representative of Abia North Senatorial District, has rejected calls by the Northern Youth Leaders Forum (NYLF) to contest the 2027 presidential election.
The Northern coalition, consisting of 40 youth groups, had urged Kalu to run for president with either Zamfara State Governor Dauda Lawal or Adamawa State Governor Umar Fintiri as his running mate.
The appeal was made after a courtesy visit to former President Olusegun Obasanjo in Abeokuta, Ogun State, where Obasanjo was named the group’s patron.
During the visit, NYLF President Comrade Eliot Afiyo listed Kalu and Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, as the coalition’s preferred contenders for the 2027 race, while suggesting Governors Lawal and Fintiri as potential vice-presidential candidates.
However, in a statement signed by his media aide, George Maduka, Kalu distanced himself from any presidential ambition, reiterating that his position on the 2027 election remains unchanged.
He also cautioned against political distractions, particularly from opposition groups.
Kalu emphasized that there is no internal dispute within the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) regarding its 2027 presidential candidate and urged Nigerians to focus on supporting President Bola Tinubu’s ongoing economic reforms.
He called on the oppositions to concentrate on their political needs and desist from dragging him into their battles.
The statement partly read: “Nigerian politics takes place within a framework of a federal and presidential republic and a representative democracy, in which the citizens have rights to vote and be voted for.
“Senator Kalu has right to decide on what he should be voted for and presidency in 2027 is definitely out of it.
“He has publicly endorsed President Ahmed Bola Tinubu for re-election and he is committed to the required work needed.
“Kalu is a strong believer of Tinubu’s economic reforms . He knows that to sustain the reforms, there must be focus on long-term stability, inclusivity, and adaptability and the President needs the maximum eight years to achieve it.
“The former Governor has utmost respect for the President and their friendship spans across decades, long before they became governors in 1999…
“Kalu is known for standing firm in what he believes in and he has taken his stand on Tinubu and will continue to encourage him on his bold progressive economic reforms.
“Kalu believes the prosperity of Nigeria will be endless with a successful reform. Since the return of independence, no Nigerian leader has summoned the courage to reform the dwindling Nigerian economy and since Tinubu has taken the bull by the horns, Kalu believes that the best Nigerians can do is to also encourage him and re-elect him in 2027 to complete the good job he has started.” the statement read.
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