Dep Speaker woos Abia PDP lawmaker for Tinubu’s re-election

From Okey Sampson, Umuahia

Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu, has called on the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) lawmaker representing Obingwa West Constituency in Abia State House of Assembly, Hon. Uchenna Jnr. Erondu, to join the All Progressives Congress (APC) and support President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid in 2027.

The deputy speaker made the call when he visited Hon. Erondu to congratulate him on the success of his recent event.

Kalu told the lawmaker that his time in the PDP had expired, adding it was time he joined the APC and contributed to the party’s growth and development.

Emphasising that the APC has a bigger room for everyone, the deputy speaker urged the lawmaker to bring his team to join the party.

Kalu, who represents Bende Federal Constituency of the state, also urged the people of Obingwa LGA to support the lawmaker and also join the Renewed Hope Partners, a group working to promote President Tinubu’s agenda at the grassroots level.

“My reason for coming here is because I promised my host, Igodo, that I will grace his empowerment programme. But, on that day, it was very difficult for me to come because of national assignments.

“I later called and told him I will still come. We have come a long way together. We were local government chairmen at the same time.

“Some said we were too young at the time, but we persisted and, today, we are making impacts. I came to congratulate him on the successful outing.

“I want you to join us in Renewed Hope Partners. They are those partnering with Mr. President to project Mr. President from the grassroots to the national level. When we harvest young minds like you, who are energetic and progressive, we can penetrate deeper into the grassroots.

“They said there is no APC in Abia State, but when our results came in for membership, it was huge. I urge Ndi Obingwa to come, let’s not be left behind. Let’s all join hands and deliver Mr. President to come back and complete what he has started”, he stated.

The deputy speaker emphasised that delivering Abia State for President Tinubu is bigger than his personal political ambitions, and urged everyone to join hands to achieve the goal.