Former Abia State governor, Orji Uzor Kalu,Facebook
Former governor of Abia State Orji Kalu has said the Igbos are not bothered by the recent statement credited to Senate President Bukola Saraki on the 2023 presidency.
Saraki had alleged that the national leader of the APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, was supporting the re-election bid of President Muhammadu Buhari because of the ambition of Tinubu to become president in 2023.
But Kalu, who spoke with the Punch, said the statement credited to Saraki would not affect the resolve of the Igbo to take over the presidency after the eight-year rule of Buhari.
He said, “In politics, there is no total assurance, but it would be good if the country says the war has really ended in South-East Nigeria. It would be good to have an Igbo man as president in 2023.
“We have not got there. When we get to the river, we will cross it. We are still in the Sahara now and I don’t want to dabble in the Saraki and Tinubu issue. Both of them are very close to me.
“Politicians can say a lot of things; they can quarrel, but we eventually come back to the drawing board and find a common ground. The Igbo are not entertaining any fear over 2023 presidency.”
Kalu expressed confidence that most of the politicians that defected to the Peoples Democratic Party among others from the APC, would soon return to the party because the issues that forced them out would be resolved amicably.
He said the party leadership would determine his fate in the 2023 presidential election but hinted that he would seek election into the Senate next year.