Orji Kalu
The wind of change blowing across the country has reached Abia State as Elder (Mrs.) Eunice Uzor Kalu, leader of the Reality Organisation in the South-East and mother of former Abia State Governor, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu and her members have defected to the All Progressives Congress, APC.
Also, former member of the House of Representatives, Hon Nnanna Uzor Kalu and ex-Chief of Staff to Governor Theodore Orji, Mr. Mascot Uzor Kalu have joined the APC.
This development came following the visit of the President-elect, General Mohammadu Buhari, to Imo State to say thank you to the people of the state for their support before and during the election.
Speaking at a Town Hall meeting in Owerri, Buhari assured the people that the APC will experience credible polls in South East and South-South this weekend, better than what happened during the Presidential and National Assembly elections two weeks ago.
“Okorocha and the governors of Rivers and Edo state have shown courage to the system of APC. The vote of the people is their strength and if it is allowed to count, they can vote out a government that does not meet their expectations and this is what the APC government stands for,” he said.
Also speaking at the event, Governor Okorocha, commended President Goodluck Jonathan for conceding defeat, describing his action as maturity.
He described Buhari as a stabiliser who is coming in at a critical time of the nation, while urging him to carry everybody along.
“Let me now remind you that you are the President of the country and not of APC alone; so we urge you to carry everybody along. Today, we shall have a new Nigeria. Buhari Okechukwu is a President of a new Nigeria. Igbo are going through pains in the North and we hope that you will help us,” Okorocha said.
Meanwhile, there are speculations that ex-Governor Kalu may follow his mother and brothers to join the APC, if he eventually succumbs to pressure.
The business mogul is yet to react to the development at the moment.
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