I Support Tinubu and the APC. If Igbos Want to Support any Igbos Running, It is Not My Business–Kalu

Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, who represents Abia North and is a former governor of Abia State, has declared that party loyalty comes before ethnic sentiment in his politics.

Speaking in a television interview on party discipline, Kalu said he stands firmly behind President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress (APC).

He said that if Igbo voters choose to back a presidential candidate of Igbo origin, that is outside his concern or influence. Voters, he noted, are free to support whomever they wish, but his obligations as an APC lawmaker are guided by party decisions.

“I am not ethnically loyal,” Kalu said, describing himself simply as a Nigerian and urging political leaders and citizens to act in line with a broad national identity.

His remarks touch a long-running tension in Nigerian elections, where ethnic-regional solidarity often shapes voter behaviour. Analysts argue that party discipline is vital for internal cohesion and legislative effectiveness, and that parties cannot function if members break ranks over regional sentiment.

Kalu concluded that his primary duty as a politician is to support the goals, platform, and candidates of his party.

He said, “I support Tinubu and the APC. If Igbos want to support any Igbos running, It is not my business. Party loyalty is number one. I am not ethnically loyal; I am a Nigerian, and we must behave like Nigerians. My business is to support my party.”

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