Nigerians Not Ready For Igbo President – Orji Kalu

Date: 22-02-2023 2:15 pm (1 year ago) | Author: Bayo Nelson
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Senate Chief Whip and former governor of Abia State, Orji Uzor Kalu has said that Nigerians are not ready for an Igbo President. Kalu stated this while speaking Channels Television’s programme, “The 2023 Verdict” on Wednesday.   According to Kalu, the February 25 presidential election is not the best outing for the Igbo people, because the people of the South-East need the support of five other regions for one of their own to be President.

He said, “It is not the best outing for us (Igbo people) because for you to become the President of Nigeria, you need other regions.” One of the contestants of Igbo extractions among the 18 presidential candidates for the Saturday election is Labour Party’s Peter Obi. Kalu, a senatorial candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC for Abia North Senatorial District had dismissed the chances of Obi.

He said, “I’m well-experienced; I ran for President in 2007 and I’m not sure Nigerians are yet ready for a President of Igbo extraction. I’m not sure because I have tried to nose around that. We have five other regions to come up with and I am not sure.''

According to Kalu, the people of the South-East are the best professionals but not the best politicians. He said, “We do politics with emotions and I want Igbos to stop doing politics with emotions; I want Igbos to do practical politics.” Kalu expressed confidence that APC presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu will win in Abia State and the South-East zone.


Posted: at 22-02-2023 02:15 PM (1 year ago) | Addicted Hero
- gogoman at 22-02-2023 02:23 PM (1 year ago)
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u can not be more Igbo than  Orji Uzor Kalu  Cool Cool Cool
Posted: at 22-02-2023 02:23 PM (1 year ago) | Grande Master
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- Bebold at 22-02-2023 02:26 PM (1 year ago)
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This man is a polithieve
Posted: at 22-02-2023 02:26 PM (1 year ago) | Gistmaniac
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- fineboy77 at 22-02-2023 02:48 PM (1 year ago)
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This one has never been one of us. He knows it.

Posted: at 22-02-2023 02:48 PM (1 year ago) | Addicted Hero
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- janeken at 22-02-2023 03:42 PM (1 year ago)
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stop all this tribal wars, we are all Nigerians by blood.. be ya brothers keeper
Posted: at 22-02-2023 03:42 PM (1 year ago) | Upcoming
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- Jiiitk4 at 22-02-2023 04:06 PM (1 year ago)
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He will die  in igboland unsung and unwept like a flower in it's bloom.
Posted: at 22-02-2023 04:06 PM (1 year ago) | Gistmaniac
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- Allsense at 22-02-2023 06:07 PM (1 year ago)
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A man's greatest enemy is from his household, but kalu will be disappointed
Posted: at 22-02-2023 06:07 PM (1 year ago) | Gistmaniac
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- SweetDaddy1 at 22-02-2023 07:07 PM (1 year ago)
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Kalu is one of the OUTCAST in Igbo land. Only a blind person can not see that majority of Nigerians has chosen Peter Obi. I am not from the South East.
Posted: at 22-02-2023 07:07 PM (1 year ago) | Gistmaniac
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- OmoNobaUku at 22-02-2023 08:02 PM (1 year ago)
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Very well said by astute and politically savvy Dr Orji Kalu. Truth is bitter hence Obidumb eRats would rain abuse and curses on you which would return squarely into their heads.
Posted: at 22-02-2023 08:02 PM (1 year ago) | Gistmaniac
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- OmoNobaUku at 22-02-2023 08:04 PM (1 year ago)
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Quote from: SweetDaddy1 on 22-02-2023 07:07 PM
Kalu is one of the OUTCAST in Igbo land. Only a blind person can not see that majority of Nigerians has chosen Peter Obi. I am not from the South East.
An outcast who serves as a senator? You are clearly ill-informed.
Posted: at 22-02-2023 08:04 PM (1 year ago) | Gistmaniac
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- ignis99 at 22-02-2023 11:18 PM (1 year ago)
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The most unreasonable fellow I have ever seen .
Posted: at 22-02-2023 11:18 PM (1 year ago) | Gistmaniac
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- Abogado at 23-02-2023 01:12 AM (1 year ago)
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FOOLISH MAN
Posted: at 23-02-2023 01:12 AM (1 year ago) | Upcoming
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- ikpotokin at 23-02-2023 10:59 AM (1 year ago)
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This is  the problem of Nigeria Igbo man selling igbo man  but at the end Peter Obi will win and we will praise God
Posted: at 23-02-2023 10:59 AM (1 year ago) | Gistmaniac
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