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The senator urged the governor to play political economics to get more Federal Government funds for developmental projects in the state.

Abia North Senator, Orji Uzor Kalu, on Monday, advised the Governor of Zamfara State, Dauda Lawal, to mend his political differences with President Bola Tinubu in the interest of the people of the North-West state.

Kalu, an All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain, warned that the people of Zamfara could lose out of major development if the governor failed to play political economics with the President.

The senator spoke when he commissioned the newly constructed Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development and renovated Zamfara College of Arts and Science both in Gusau, the Zamfara capital.

Kalu said he was not advising the governor to dump his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and join the APC but he should maintain a good relationship with the President who is an APC powerbroker.

Kalu, who was Abia State governor from May 1999 to May 2007, said though he was a PDP member at the time, he maintained a good relationship with Tinubu who was of the Alliance for Democracy (AD) at the time.

The senator said, “The president is not only my brother; he is my friend. People thought we met when we were governors, no. My children used to live in his house. Mrs Tinubu brought those girls up because we were living in Abia but they schooled in Lagos. They lived in Marina, in the president’s house.

“Whatever my political differences with the President were, we have healed it up and we are one. I want you to heal your political differences with the President.

“I know you are PDP. I am APC. The President is APC. Do PDP as a party but do economic development as a Zamfara man so Zamfara can develop.”

Kalu urged Lawal to play political economics to get more Federal Government funds for developmental projects in the state.

The senator said, “Once you leave economic diplomacy and play politics, you will lose, Zamfara people will lose. Go and take the federal money. If you do politics, you leave the federal money. If you do political economics, you get the federal money and develop Zamfara State.

“(Former) Governor (Abdul’aziz) Yari is from here and you are from here. You people should come together and give Zamfara (people) the development they need and the livewire they need.

“This place needs the attention of the Federal Government. I am not saying join their party but I am saying be on good terms.

“Tinubu was not in our party when President Obasanjo was in office. I was the governor of the PDP. He was the only one that was not in PDP but we shared the same ideas.”

With the recent defection of Governors Umo Eno (Akwa Ibom) and Sheriff Oborevwori (Delta) from the PDP to the APC, the ruling party boasts of 23 governors out of 36, a development that critics labelled as an agenda to turn Nigeria into a one-party state.

The president has vehemently refuted the claim in his Democracy Day speech on June 12, 2025.

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L-R: Photo combo of Senator Orji Kalu, Governor Dauda Lawal and President Bola Tinubu

Not everything should be about politics
The people of zamfara don’t have peace
Because of turji and ado alero

Is this a threat or what? Gov. Dauda is an adult and he knows what is good for the good people of Zamfara state.

Kalu is a very stoopid man,
Would ”not playing politics with Tilumbu” stop Zamfara from receiving their monthly allocations from the federal government?🤷‍♂️

At least, we now know why governors are decamping to the APC. Tinubu is using our common patrimony and the due entitlements of the states to play partisan politics. Buhari never did that. He's hoping to benefit from the goodwill of other politicians because he knows his own reputation and popularity is in shambles. He would be disappointed in 2027.

Orji Kalu is confirming that Tinubu victimises opposition parties, So any state that doesn't play political economics with Tinubu will suffer.

E no go better for this Kalu.

Of all the things happening in the country, playing politics with Tinubu is his only concern, evil man.

OUK is just hopeless. What kind of sycophancy is this nau, biko nu?

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Everyone wants to align with Mr president, maybe we should just declare him unopposed elected in 2027

Nigerians need to play politics to enjoy the dividend of democracy
APC have nothing to offer than to wreck Nigeria

Game of personal interest
Nigerian politicians are after personal gain not to serve

Animal Talk as usual! playing politics while ppl are been killed and maimed at will by terrorists!

We never even near 2026

Politics of manipulation. That's how they arm twist opposition into decamping. Democracy is not for Nigeria. Give us another governance system or a patriotic dictator. This kind of democracy is trash 🗑️.

I believe Benue is APC and playing "security politics" with Tinubu and they are reaping the bounty of the harvest...

What kinda stupid statement is someone like KALU making self

So this what leadership has turned into in Nigeria?

Any educated person supporting APC at this point is just an educated illiterate

This country is about me me me and me. No masses in heart. They just want everything to themselves.

Why has MURIC been silent about the Benue genocide? Your guess is as good as mine

Aaaaaa



This one wey Orji Uzo Kalu Neve too old him don da crazee

This man should retire like Rochas did, I don't really see what is offering to his constituencies and the nation .

Orii Uzor Kalu eyes Service sickening.

Kalu is not talking how to tame the ugly monster of insurgency and brigandry facing the nation but politics of2027 elections. Support forTinubu.

This is a tragedy and Nigeria can't survive it if we continue to allow illiterates and political never do wells to occupy the political space.

Shame unto Kalu. I am sorry for Bende people he represents in the NASS because he could trade them off for Tinubu winning elections come 2027😭

Nigerian politicians are from another planet walahi

t least, we now know why governors are decamping to the APC. Tinubu is using our common patrimony and the due entitlements of the states to play partisan politics……and some fools are still expecting progress with this if Tinubu mistakenly rule Nigeria for 8 years it will more than another 50 years to get Nigeria back to the way it was in 2015

You just imagine the reckless statement, so governor re election is now in the hands of Tinubu and not the people

Tinubu will sit down n decide Nigeria election 2027 is that what they are telling us

People who are mentally deranged ruling Nigeria. Is Tinubu God, why can't these men have balls?

I thought this Kalu was wise, so if the governor did not play politics with Tinubu Federal government will not do any meaningful projects in Zamfara abi? The president just surround himself with daft and senseless politicians

AMINDA:
At least, we now know why governors are decamping to the APC. Tinubu is using our common patrimony and the due entitlements of the states to play partisan politics. Buhari never did that. He's hoping to benefit from the goodwill of other politicians because he knows his own reputation and popularity is in shambles. He would be disappointed in 2027.

Has any governor been owed their dues or allocations since Tinubu became president?

spiSeyi:
Nigerians need to play politics to enjoy the dividend of democracy
APC have nothing to offer than to wreck Nigeria

PDP did worse.

Unah no hear watin Obasanjo did to all South west governors then??

Watin e use Lagos people eyes see