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Stakeholders of Abia North Senatorial District, under the aegis of Abia North Peace Foundation, have said knocked Senator Mao Ohuabunwa for using Senator Orji Uzor Kalu’s name to seek relevance after losing senatorial election.
Ohuabunwa, who represented Abia North in the eighth National Assembly, yesterday, opposed the possible emergence of Kalu as Senate president.
Speaking during an interview on a national television, Ohuabunwa described Kalu as not competent for the job.
“I will feel terrible because I don’t believe that he is competent to represent the Senate. He has not won the election so I wouldn’t want a Senate president that will be removed tomorrow,” he said.
However, the the group in a statement by its Director General, Chief Nnanna Ukaegbu said Ohuabunwa was frustrated following his rejection by Abia North voters in 2019 and 2023, saying he was only seeking relevance.
“Ohuabunwa’s unfortunate interview on Channels Television yesterday is a futile attempt of a frustrated and rejected politician to assess a national figure like Senator Orji Uzor Kalu. Nigerians must know that our people voted massively for Kalu to defeat Ohuabunwa consecutively in 2019 and 2023; hence, his dimensional frustration and bitterness towards sons and daughters of Abia North Senatorial District.
“We also appreciate Ohuabunwa’s frustration arising from his dimming image after his catastrophic outing in 2019 and 2023 and his struggle to accept realities that he is not on the same lane with the current Chief Whip of the Senate having lost his polling unit, ward and local government area to him.
“We are aware that Ohuabunwa is trying to seek relevance using the name of our dynamic son and senator, Distinguished Senator Orji Uzor Kalu. We urge him to do it with decorum or remain silent as we have not forgotten his infamous frying pan sharing era that brought shame to Abia North Senatorial District.”
