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Chairman of the Senate Committee on the South-East Development Commission, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, has reflected on his political journey within the All Progressives Congress (APC), recalling how he was ridiculed in 2016 for joining the then-opposition party in the South-East, which had no single governor or lawmaker from the region.

Speaking on TVC News’ Journalists’ Hangout anchored by Babajide Otitoju on Monday, Senator Kalu said he was the only political leader from the South-East who joined the APC at the time but remained consistent despite criticism and mockery.

“When I joined the APC in 2016, I was the only South-East leader in the party. People mocked me, called me names, and thought I was mad to have joined a party that had no governor or lawmaker from our region,” Kalu said.

“But I stood my ground and kept assuring the party leadership that it would be well. In 2019, I became the first senator elected on the APC platform from the South-East, and today, the story has changed — we now have APC governors, senators, and House members across the zone.”

Racoon:
And what has that translated to for the Nigerian nation? Simply say you went over to join people of similar morally and integrity deficient crooked mindsets.

CoronaVirusPro:
bottle after bottle champagne campaign.

Disenfranchised:
What have been the benefit to the poor masses.

sreamsense:
Tinubu has conquered Igbo land political space.

Metrix147:
https://abntv.com.ng/news/i-was-mocked-when-i-joined-apc-in-2016now-we-have-governors-lawmakers-senator-kalu/

Racoon:
And what has that translated to for the Nigerian nation? Simply say you went over to join people of similar morally and integrity deficient crooked mindsets.

Brendaniel:
And you will keep been mocked for staying in the party that has destroyed the country

Patrickaruah:
He is indirectly reminding everyone that is an APC member from south east that he is among the founding fathers of the party. But can he tell Nigerians what his party has done for the country since they took over the leadership

UkoAnnang:


You are still mocked

Nothing good comes from the evil entity you are proud to be a member

gidgiddy:
You have APC Governors in the South East thanks to defection

AMINDA:
Don't mind him. Why didn't he deliver Abia to Tinubu as an APC chieftain. Tinubu engineered crisis in virtually all political crisis and celebrate when the politicians are decamping to find a vehicle to contest election thinking he has now become popular. Are the politicians who won under the LP that decamped also decamping with the voters that voted them in against the grain?

gidgiddy:
You have APC Governors in the South East thanks to defection

zero8zero:
Even though, Rochas Okorochas was the first to join APC, however his party has done for the SE what PDP couldn't do in 16years. The $3b eastern rail line is already approved, 2nd Niger bridge was built, SE Development Commission was established, Aba- Porthacourt railway was built. Several federal roads have been completed..
Tell us what you gained from PDP in 16yrs.

UkoAnnang:
All these are fictions
Let Ur mind touch ground

Racoon:
And what has that translated to for the Nigerian nation? Simply say you went over to join people of similar morally and integrity deficient crooked mindsets.