Elect Southern Candidate, Go on Political Retirement, Orji Kalu Warns APC

Sunday Aborisade, Abuja

The Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, has congratulated the Peoples Democratic Party for electing a northeastern candidate that would fly its ticket in the 2023 presidential election.
He said the development was now a strong signal to the ruling All Progressives Congress to also present its candidate from the North-East geopolitical zone.
Kalu gave the advice in a statement he personally signed and made available to THISDAY in Abuja, on Sunday.
He warned that the APC might be heading towards a political oblivion if its leadership ignored his advice by picking its presidential candidate from the southern part of Nigeria. 
Part of his statement read, “Congratulations to the PDP for electing a northeasterner . Nigerians must have seen what I saw yesterday . 
“For our party the APC , it is no longer feasible to talk about Southern candidate except the APC want to go on political retirement. 
” I urge the National Chairman of the party and the entire National Working Committee, to stamp their feet and zone APC presidential ticket to the North East .  
“President Muhammad Buhari has a right to choose his successor and I call on him to pick Senator Ahmad Lawan as his successor. 
“In every democratic setting, presidents and Governors  support and pick their successors . 
“I call on President Buhari to pick a successor from North-East and that will be the equity the South- East need. 
“With the North-East , the cycle will be closest to completion of regions producing president of Nigeria.
“By now , all APC aspirants should drop their ambition and support a North Easterner . Senator Ahmad Lawan is the destination. 
“Congratulations to the North-East as we look forward to a President of Nigeria from the North-East.”