Defection: Consult S’East APC leaders, Kalu tells Umahi

The Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, has advised Governor Dave Umahi of Ebonyi State to consult widely with other leaders of the All Progressives Congress in the South-East geopolitical zone for necessary strategies.

Kalu, who is one of the leaders of the APC in the region, gave the advice while speaking with our correspondent in Abuja on Saturday.

He was reacting to a possible faceoff between him and the governor following his absence from Umahi’s official defection from the Peoples Democratic Party to the APC held in Abakaliki, the Ebonyi State capital, on Saturday.

Kalu said the national leadership of the party contacted him being a leader of the party in the geopolitical zone and that he explained that he could not attend the event due to a national assignment he handled.

He, however, clarified that there was no love lost between Umahi, Rochas Okorocha, Hope Uzodinma, Ogbonnaiya Onu and him.

He said, “As the leader of the All Progressives Congress in the South-East, the chairman of the party called me and I told him that I was not going to attend the official defection of Governor Dave Umahi from the Peoples Democratic Party to the APC because the President of the Senate had asked me to preside over a committee on the 2021 budget.

“The Nigerian budget is more important than the official declaration ceremony. I’m very happy that Governor Umahi has defected. I have already called and congratulated him for defecting. I don’t have any issues with Governor Umahi.

“I helped in the development of the security architecture which the governor is implementing to tackle insecurity in the state. I will host Umahi to a dinner in my house tomorrow (Sunday). Some media reports of a possible faceoff between Umahi and me is trash.

“I want him to consult other leaders like Ogbonnaya Onu, Rochas Okorocha, Hope Uzodinma and others. We are united and we are very happy to receive Governor Umahi and we are still expecting more governors.”

Source PUNCH

https://punchng.com/defection-consult-seast-apc-leaders-kalu-tells-umahi/

Crab mentality.

Hope Obi's fate won't await Umahi's chance.

Normal

This country would've been so blessed in infrastructure and riches like Dubai if not for politicians and their praise singers

Crooks...!
What have APC as a central party done for the southern region...?? Nothing. All of these crooks are sweating for the development of Niger Republic at last.

Really?

So there is APC in SE at all?

This umahi of a guy is very stubborn.
Let's see how he can achieve his secret ambition alone.

OK good. Unity is the key. He should consult them ASAP.

Dave/Zulum ticket on the beat.

I am a non partisan but wherever I hear Dave Umahi name mentioned, it raises my hope.

What Dave Umahi did in Ebonyi state is simply MAGIC. He made me realized how much our politicians have stolen in this country.

No love lost

HenryThegreat1:
This umahi of a guy is very stubborn.
Let's see how he can achieve his secret ambition alone.

How do you mean he's stubborn? Because he made up his mind to follow a noble cause?

You mean he didn't consult wide before he decamped? Or because he didn't come to you for advice?

Are there no APC leaders like him in the southeast? Or is he bigger and more influential than the likes of Kali and others?

Tell me the development the PDP brought to the southeast compared to what it is now.

Tell me!

Good one OUK, we keep pushing, we move

Bad advice

crochetspur:
Bad advice

How's it a bad advice... OUK is telling him to consult his people, what's wrong in doing that?

Yeye people

It is unimaginable to see that the 'Islamic party' the APC now control two states in the almighty anti APC South East This is ludicrous and lugubrious!

Nobody should come and tell me that is 'back door' yen yen...... Every outside door in house leads to the room whether it is entrance or egress.

NNEWIsuper:
Good one OUK, we keep pushing, we move

Kalu is an illiterate and an ex convict. Igbos can.never support a criminal that hus state is cursed

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NNEWIsuper:

How's it a bad advice... OUK is telling him to consult his people, what's wrong in doing that?

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Kalu is from the cursed backward shithole Abia state, so he is a second class igbo and doesn't gave the authority to question Umahi. See your useless cursed backward shithole Abia state

Kalu is jittery because he knows he stands no chance in getting APC ticket.

Na dem sabi.............

We go flog politicians koboko..........

dem too dey do us ojoro.......

2023 go sweet die..........

Get ur PVC.......
EnufizEnuf

Abia1stS0N:
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[s] Kalu is from the cursed backward shithole Abia state, so he is a second class igbo and doesn't gave the authority to question Umahi. See your useless cursed backward shithole Abia state[/s]

I'm from Anambra but Anambra is a cursed worthless erosion ravaged shithole village of igala land with a cursed miscreant Drunkard

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NNEWIsuper:

I'm from Anambra but Anambra is a cursed worthless erosion ravaged shithole village of igala land with a cursed miscreant Drunkard

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Hahahaha

E pain. I am from Abia state, even though the state is ravaged with poverty, illiteracy, erosion, bad roads and IPOB terrorists. Abia state is led by a fat incompetent drunkard gorilla dustbin governor. Abia state is cursed