Many Nigerians have rejected the statement of the Senate chief whip, Orji Kalu, that he would not hesitate to contest as Nigeria’s president, if the people want him to serve.
Kalu, following visits to former Heads of State – Ibrahim Babangida and Abdulsalami Abubakar, in Minna, said any party member of the All Progressive Congress, APC, can contest for the post of the president.
Kalu said, “I am still in the Senate, and I will seek for re-election into the Senate but if our people want me to serve as president I will not hesitate.”
Recall that Kalu was released from prison in June, having spent six months, after a Federal Court sitting in Lagos sentenced him to 12 years imprisonment for alleged money laundering to the tune of N7.1 billion.
He was released following the judicial technicality arising from the claim that the presiding judge who gave judgment had been promoted to the Court of Appeal and should not have presided over the case.
His presidential aspiration has, however, not found comfort with many Nigerians who took to social media to reject his aspiration.
@ChiefOjukwu tweeted: “I am from Abia & I say GOD FORBID ORJI UZOR KALU BECOMES PRESIDENT! If you love him so much, let your people give him ‘indigeneship’, make him your governor so you suffer what my people suffered for 8 years! You have Dr. & a blue tick? Tufiakwa! ihe ojoo! Ka ihere mee gị!”
@RemiAdekoya1 tweeted: “It isn’t corruption that makes Kalu’s 2023 dreams delusional, it’s his Igboness. It is no coincidence that no major national party has fielded an Igbo presidential candidate since the civil war. Northern & Yoruba elites are in unspoken agreement an Igbo must never be president.”
@sochimuoneke tweeted: “Orji Uzor Kalu wey suppose be inmate now said he won’t hesitate to “serve Nigeria” in 2023 if given the opportunity ?. It’s the “serve” that’s killing me ?. He couldn’t even serve his own sentence.
I'll rather support a Tinubu than support an Orji Uzor Kalu for President.
They're levels to this looting and corruption things, and Orji realistically should be in prison or face a death by hanging penalty.
I'm not saying Tinubu shouldn't face the same consequences oh.
If Tinubu want to be president of Nigeria Orji Uzor Kalu too has done nothing wrong to desire to be president. They are all ? with same feather, difference is that one has been trialed by @officialEFCC and the other keeps his bullion van.
Jst like d quote by Oshomole "join APC nd ur sins will be forgiven" Orji Uzor Kalu is trying not to sin again against his northern leaders cabal. We don't even want you t serve us please?? his only achievement was Enyimba winning Champions league twice for all d yrs he is d govt. https://t.co/1AWvRAzBqH
NEWS: I won't hesitate to serve Nigeria if given the opportunity – Orji Uzor Kalu. Hmmm that's a man in court for stealing N7billion from Abia state. A kind of character that should not be allowed near local government money not to talk of Federal! @Gidi_Traffic
Instead of Orji Uzor Kalu to be my president, I will gladly give President Buhari a third term ticket. The Man laid the foundation for what Abia State is passing through. Peter Obi/Prof Zulum for 2023 https://t.co/mFBOGh7lMQ
If U packaged/supported buhari in 2015 & 2019 despite his abysmal antecedents, then u've no moral right to attack Orji Uzor Kalu abt his 2023 ambition. I'm not sure any sane Igbos will support him either, but y'all Buharist (past & present) frm other tribes shuld just STFU.
People actually went to stand under the sun to vote for a dying man, Buhari. What makes you think someone wouldn't do the same for Orji Uzor Kalu? I spit for this shithole country
