Tinubu has no competitor in 2027 – Sen Kalu

Abia North Senator Orji Uzor Kalu has said President Bola Tinubu has no competitor in the 2027 presidential election.

Senator Kalu stated this in his hometown, Igbere, in Bende Local Government Area of Abia State, during a meeting with stakeholders of his political groups, the OUK Movement and Reality Organisation, as well as members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state.

Senator Kalu said that just as President Tinubu has no competitor in 2027, the APC also has no challenge in the country at present.

“I can assure you, just like President Tinubu has no competitor in 2027, APC as a party has no challenge. The opposition in the country is in tatters, they are yet to put their houses in order and do not have the capacity to challenge APC.

“Tinubu is what a good leader should be, he is not afraid of taking decisions, even at the cost of losing election, he is taking hard decisions for the interest of the country.

“The President’s economic policies may not have taken Nigeria to where it should be, but we are getting there. It is true we are still battling with the micro economy, but the macro economy is doing well.”

Kalu said he has been representing the people of Abia North based on the mandate they gave him and that whenever they decide they no longer want him, he will return home.

He told the gathering that he has been representing them well in the Senate, stressing that there is no senatorial district better than Abia North in terms of attracting projects.

He added that, apart from attracting the rehabilitation of many roads in Abia North, he has facilitated the reconstruction of several schools and distributed uniforms and textbooks to pupils in his constituency.

“I must say that I have been representing my people well as there is no Senate constituency that is better than Abia North in terms of attraction of projects and I know my people will return me to the Senate.”

Kalu expressed confidence that he would return to the Senate, stressing that there was no way the APC would lose because the party has a strong presence in Abia State. He also expressed optimism that Tinubu would win the state in 2027.

He cautioned the leadership of the party in the state to manage its affairs with maturity and fairness so as not to create factions within the party.

The senator disclosed that he decided to involve APC members in the meeting in the interest of the party’s unity and progress in Abia State.

A former APC governorship aspirant in Abia State, Chief Mascot Uzor Kalu, urged members of the party to remain united in order to win future elections.

He disclosed that he withdrew from the party’s governorship primary conducted last month in the interest of the party’s unity.

He called on members to support the re-election of President Tinubu and vote for all APC candidates in the state in 2027.

Other speakers, including Chiefs George Nnanna Kalu and Uche Ogboso, commended Senator Kalu for what they described as quality representation and promised to work for his re-election.