https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLby0UgTaGI

Kalu, a former governor of Abia State, said the February 25 presidential election is not the best outing for the Igbo people because the people of the South-East need the support of five other regions for one of their own to get to Aso Rock.

“It is not the best outing for us (Igbo people) because for you to become the President of Nigeria, you need other regions,” Kalu said on The 2023 Verdict, Channels Television’s special election programme on Wednesday.

There are a number of contestants of Igbo extractions among the 18 presidential candidates for this year’s election. However, Labour Party’s Peter Obi has been ranked as one of the three top candidates for Saturday’s poll.

However, Kalu, who is a senatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for Abia North Senatorial District dismissed the chances of Obi.

“I’m well-experienced; I ran for President in 2007 and I’m not sure Nigerians are yet ready for a President of Igbo extraction. I’m not sure because I have tried to nose around that. We have five other regions to come up with and I am not sure,” he said.

Kalu said the people of the South-East are the best professionals but not the best politicians.

“We do politics with emotions and I want Igbos to stop doing politics with emotions; I want Igbos to do practical politics,” he noted.

The lawmaker expressed confidence that APC presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu will win in Abia State and in the zone.

‘PDP G5 Will Work For Tinubu’

Kalu further said five aggrieved governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) known as the G5 or the Integrity Group will work for Tinubu’s ambition.

The G5 is made up of Governor Nyesom Wike (Rivers), Samuel Ortom (Benue), Seyi Makinde (Oyo), Okezie Ikpeazu (Abia), and Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (Enugu). They have been insistent that PDP National Chairman, Iyorchia Ayu steps down for a southern replacement as a precondition to support PDP flag bearer, Atiku Abubakar.

The five governors have not publicly announced their preferred candidate but Ortom expressed strong support for Obi of late.

However, Kalu said he doesn’t believe Ortom, insisting that the G5 will work for Tinubu.

“The G5 came together and they are working together and I don’t even believe the governor of Benue State, possibly, he just wants to use that (endorsement) to win an election because the G5, from inside sources, have made up their minds that they are not going to work for any other person than Senator Ahmed Bola Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the APC,” the senator said.

Source- https://www.channelstv.com/2023/02/22/im-not-sure-nigerians-are-ready-for-president-of-igbo-extraction-kalu/

How else do you define an efulefu ?.,..an elderly but rejected fifth columnist.

Brother kill brother man, nobody wanna see you shine, if God be for you no body can be against you, so who wan hate make them hate, cause baba God don prepare obi for this journey. Gone are those days politicians they share things, now they can't share because of the free love they see obi they get and some people no wan wise. Obi is divine and its evident.

I trust ibo guys, if the likes of kalu was on the ballot, them go vote another person.
Ibo no de vote anyhow person no matter even if you be their broda.

Place a kalu and osinbanjo on a presidential ballot sheet. Osinbanjo will take SE..

Obi has collected all the glory of South East politicians

Obi has collected all the glory of South East politicians

I will vote Obi for PRESIDENT. I don't care what Kalu says. This is 2023 not 2007

Igbos are not aware kalu contested for President in 2007. Dude must be so damn irrelevant

Nothing but the bitter truth!

Wetin this one dey talk now... after we have recognised our president in Peter Obi, this one is coming out to vomit trash. Please let's remind him of is place.. someone that ought to be romancing the prison cell is out there saying nonsense because the government can't use the law to tackle corrupt individuals.

The anti Christ has spoken

This man is the number one betrayer of Igbos

Anybody but Obi AKA fraudulent character.

How can I entrust my future and that of my unburn children in the hand of someone who govern Anambra State for 8 years without a single good thing of note to show for it?

Obi must be disgraced comes Saturday.

Top SE politicians self no dey support Pandora. No SE governor dey him corner. Even his state governors - past and present - no dey support am. Is this man that bad? Pandora will win SE but I'm starting to doubt he will win with landslide like people are projecting.

They will attack the man by doing the exact thing he said won't favor an igbo presidency.

Anyways, Kanu said "I don’t even believe the governor of Benue State, possibly, he just wants to use that (endorsement) to win an election"

Benue votes is not bagging again ooo

nedu666:
Igbos are not aware kalu contested for President in 2007. Dude must be so damn irrelevant

It can be that painful being dismissed by your own people.

He knows that he and the likes of Okorocha, Uzodinma etc will never get organic love from igbos nor across Nigeria.

Orji Uzor Kalu can never inspire an organic movement nor will he get the receptions Obi has gotten so far.....so guy man is hustling for Senate Presidency, hoping Tinubu becomes President.😆😆😆

nedu666:
Igbos are not aware kalu contested for President in 2007. Dude must be so damn irrelevant

He's better than Obi the fraudster.

Obi will not come a distant 4th . His investments in Anambra are next to nothing - Soludo.

Mumu man ...

Thedon22:
Obi will not come a distant 4th . His investments in Anambra are next to nothing - Soludo.

Exactly, that guy really destroyed a lot of people's destiny through his misrule, he never thought a time like this will come.

Now, we all have a duty to make him cry profusely comes Saturday.

It's a task we must work for.

Charles Soludo, Dave Umahi

.....shut your basket.....

Obong lorlips

This guy is playing with his senate seat.

Ok

Hmmmmm,

An antagonist has spoken even from PO’s region!!!

Politics!!! A dirty career 👌

We are our own enemies in IGBO land. Until we do away with Nzogbu,Nzogbu type of politics we do and hatred,nothing work

ok

You will lick your own wounds evil man you will soon join ikweremadu

You don't mean it

Sometimes I wonder what's wrong with this politicians. Don't they worry about posterity? Or about their legacy?

Just selfish bunch of individuals