Kalu, who stated this yesterday at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport MMIA, Lagos during a media briefing, said the fight for the two prime positions, would be an open market affair on the floor of the Senate adding that he is capable of shopping and I will shop back the Deputy Senate President back to the South East.
The two-term former governor of Abia State who is also interested in the position, called on the party to allow justice to prevail in the zoning of the Senate President and Deputy Senate President positions.
He noted that he was aware that the APC, which has the majority in the forthcoming Senate, has zoned the Senate presidency to the North Eeast and the Deputy Senate President to the North West.
According Kalu, am a very loyal party man. The party has zoned the Senate presidency to the North East and I want to respect the partys will but the second position is what we are not going to allow to leave the South Wast.
He continue, so as far as I’m concerned, in the South East, am going to run openly on the floor for the position of Deputy Senate President.
I am not going to listen to the party, neither will I listen to anybody. Nobody that wants to be the Deputy Senate President is more loyal than I am to the party, Orji he said.
I have suffered for the party and have been called by Nigerians to come out. I want the party to respect the will of every other person and i am committed to democracy and contesting on the floor of the House.
According to him, Articles One and 50 of the Constitution make it clear that members of the National Assembly in house can elect their principal officers.
He said it was only fair that the position is retained in the South East, stressing that both President Muhammadu Buhari and APC chairman, Mr. Adams Oshiomhole, are well aware of this.
So, if justice must prevail, you have to bring the Senate President from the North East and you bring the Deputy Senate President to the South East...
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