Uzor Kalu, a former governor of Abia state, has indicated interest in contesting the position of the deputy senate president in 9th national assembly. Kalu, who is also Abia north senator-elect, wants the All Progressives Congress (APC) to zone the position to the south-east in the interest of equity and justice.
Speaking with journalists at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, on Wednesday, Kalu said he was aware that the APC, which had the majority in the senate, had zoned the senate president position to the north-east and the deputy-senate president to the north-west. Noting that he is a loyal party member, he said he would not listen to the APC if it tries to deter him from his ambition.
“I am a very loyal party man. The party has zoned the senate presidency position to the north-east and I want to respect the party’s will. But the second position is what we are not going to allow to leave the south-east,” he said. “So, as far as I am concerned, in the south-east, I am going to run openly on the floor of the house for the position of deputy senate president. “I am not going to listen to the party neither will I listen to anybody. Nobody that wants to be the deputy senate president is more loyal than I am to the party.
“I have suffered for the party and have been called by Nigerians to come out. I want the party to respect the will of every other person and I am committed to democracy and contesting on the floor of the house.”
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