Former Governor of Abia State, Orji Uzor Kalu, has revealed the reason why he changed his mind after telling his friends that he wouldn’t contest for the presidency in 2023.
The Nigerian Senate Chief Whip said he changed his mind after leaders from the six geopolitical zones approached him to run.
Kalu revealed that he had earlier told the national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the Governor of Ebonyi State, David Umahi, and some of his friends that he was not interested in running for the presidency in 2023.
The former governor said this during an interview with SilverBird TV on Friday, January 21, 2022.
He expressed the belief that he has the capacity and experience to turn around the economy of the country and fight insecurity.
Kalu added that he and Tinubu were close friends and their presidential ambitions could not ruin their friendship.
The senator also stated that multiple Igbo presidential candidates cannot jeopardise the southeast’s chances in 2023.
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