The Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF, has denied endorsing former Abia governor, Sen.Orji Uzor Kalu as its preferred candidate for the Senate Presidency of
Alhaji Musa Saidu, a member of the forum said this in a statement on Monday in Abuja.
“It is shocking to hear Shettima asking Sen. Abdulaziz Yari to step down for Kalu in the race for Senate Presidency,” he said. “How can we work for Tinubu to become president and then turn around to start campaigning for other zones to become Senate President.
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