Former Abia state governor and Senate chief whip, Orji Uzor
Kalu, says he would not hesitate to serve as Nigeria’s president if given the
opportunity by the electorate.
Kalu disclosed this to newsmen after a private visit to
former Military leaders, Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida and Abdulsalami Abubakar,
in Minna, on Monday, August 31.
“I am still in the senate, and I will seek for re-election
into the senate but if our people want me to serve as president I will not
hesitate. Zoning is not a constitutional matter in APC. Any person can contest
any post in APC.” he said
In December 2019, Kalu was sentenced to 12 years in prison
after he was convicted for N7.1bn fraud alongside his firm, Slok Nigeria
Limited, and a former Director of Finance during his tenure as governor, Ugo
Udeogu.
The Supreme court on May 8, 2020, upturned Kalu and Udeogo's conviction on grounds that the presiding judge, Justice Mohammed Idris, lacked the jurisdiction to have presided over their case. He was released from Kuje prison on June 3, 2020.
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