2023: Don’t Heat Up Polity, Kalu Tells Presidential Candidates

The Chief Whip of the Senate, Sen Orji Uzor Kalu has advised the spokespersons of the presidential candidates of the leading political parties not to heat up the polity.

According to Kalu, every presidential candidate should present his plans to Nigerians without insulting another candidate adding that Nigerians know the capacity of each of the candidates.

Kalu stated this after receiving an award from the Senate Press Corps as the best performing senator on constituency projects.

“Everybody in Nigeria knows that there are four leading Presidential candidates for the 2023 Presidential election but their spokespersons are not giving Nigerians the required information regarding programmes and agenda of their principals on the myriad of challenges facing the Nation.

“What Nigerians want to hear from the four leading candidates of the four formidable political parties , is their plans on how to turn around the Nation ‘s economy for better , end insurgency , banditry , kidnapping and other forms of crimes and criminalities bedeviling the country.

“Nigerians are tired of rhetoric on the personal lives of the presidential candidates as being churned out by their spokespersons who primarily should be focusing on what their principals have in stock for the people across the various sectors,”, Kalu said.

On the performance of the outgoing President Muhammadu Buhari led government, Senator Kalu said he has tried in some areas and failed in other areas like any government across the globe.

Leadership, according to him, is like an exchange of batons in a race where every participant is expected to play his or her role and go.

“President Buhari and his team have done their best within the last seven and half years , preparatory to quitting the stage within the next six months for another set of leaders and by extension, new ideas, policies and programmes.

“Emergence of leaders at any time in the life of any country is always facilitated by circumstances and situations that are prevalent , making leaders at different times have different challenges to face”, he said.

He however boasted that as far as Abia North Senatorial District is concerned , no other candidate is on ground apart from him , saying “ in 2023 , it will be Kalu vs Kalu in the zone.”