Senator Orji Uzor Kalu has mentioned age wouldn’t cease him from operating for president once more if given the chance, stressing that management is about competence, not age.
Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today, the previous Abia State governor mentioned he stays mentally and bodily match to guide Nigeria if the possibility comes.
“If I’m healthy and God gives me life, I can still contest,” Kalu mentioned. “The question is not age, it’s competency. It’s about what is in my brain and what I can deliver.”
He cited Donald Trump for instance of older leaders who nonetheless contested and led successfully, saying expertise, not youth, ought to information management selections.
Kalu, who as soon as ran for president underneath the Progressive Peoples Alliance (PPA) in 2007, mentioned his political expertise and information converse for themselves.
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“I have won two states before under PPA. I ran for president before, my 4.9 million votes in 2007 are still there. We achieved a lot with PPA. We had ministers, ambassadors, and other appointments under President Yar’Adua,” he mentioned.
He additionally reaffirmed his political relevance within the South-East, claiming he stays essentially the most influential politician within the area.
“He (Obi) is not my leader, I am the most important politician from that zone,” he said in reference to Labour Party’s Peter Obi.
On the continued agitation for the discharge of IPOB chief Nnamdi Kanu, Kalu urged warning, noting that the matter stays earlier than the courts.
“We must not make Justice Nyako or any judge look like a fool by discussing this case publicly,” he mentioned.
