Chief Whip of the Senate, Orji Uzor Kalu, dismisses pressure to withdraw his bid for Senate President. He is in talks with former Governor Yari for an alliance.
Chief Whip of the Senate, Orji Uzor Kalu has said he will not withdraw his bid for the Senate presidency. Kalu said this while speaking with journalists at the National Assembly, Abuja on Tuesday. There has been mounting pressure on other aspirants vying for the Senate presidency position to withdraw from the race and support…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and APC leadership have picked Godswill Akpabio and Jibrin Barau as preferred candidates for both the Senate President and deputy respectively. “We will make sure that no one zone can produce the Senate presidency. What we are trying to do with Senator Yari is a united partnership that will work for Nigeria.
“Yari is a friend of mine and I’m his friend and we have decided to talk. We have been speaking for the past four weeks and the result will be unveiled by our sponsors. He has his sponsors and I have my sponsors.“
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