One of the All Progressives Congress aspirants for the party’s 2023 presidential ticket, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, has described the ambition of the national leader of the APC, Senator Bola Tinubu, as not a threat to him.
Kalu, a former governor of Abia State said the issue of who would get the APC presidential ticket would be settled at the Eagle Square.
He stated this on Friday during an interview on Channels Television’s programme, Politics Today, when he was asked if Tinubu, a former Lagos State governor was a threat to his ambition.
In his response, Kalu said, “No! And I am not a threat to his ambition. By the time we meet in Eagles Square, this issue will be settled.
“Mind you, politics is not only about money; it is about the people you are going to govern … the people of the north-west, the people of north-east, the people of north-central, the people of the south-east, the people of the south-west, and the people of south-south, and we have the people. I can move the people and the people are with me.”
When Kalu was reminded of a recent meeting with Tinubu, where he said he was not going to run for presidential election in 2023, he said, “I told Tinubu that I was not going to run, that is the truth.”
On why he changed his mind he explained, “It was circumstances from the South-East, South-West, North-West, North-Central, and North-East that made me decide to join the race. I was governor with him (Tinubu), there is nothing difficult in challenging anybody.
“We are all going to meet at the Eagle Square, and we will square it out there. There is no difficulty. I am the only political businessman that is first recognised as a billionaire, and I am not sure that there is anything those people can do, in terms of money, that I cannot do. I don’t think they can speak to anybody in Nigeria or in the world that I cannot speak to.”
On whether he has informed President Muhammadu Buhari about his aspiration, Kalu replied, “I have not even discussed with the President that I want to become President.
“The Last time I met President Buhari, I was able to discuss issues that concern the nation – terrorism, banditry, and how to stabilise our country, and other major issues in the National Assembly like the electoral law.”
