The Concerned Abians Development Initiative (CADI) has endorsed the Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu as its consensus Senatorial candidate for Abia North in the 2023 general elections.
This is contained in a statement on Tuesday by Orji Kalu’s media office and made available to newsmen in Abuja.
The statement explained that the Leader of the group, Dr. Lawrence Ubani declared support on behalf of the group members in Umuahia, the state capital.
It also stated that the entire stakeholders, various youth groups, traditional rulers, and community leaders in the state were well pleased with the choice of Kalu as the consensus candidate for the Abia North Senatorial District election.
According to the statement an international businessman and Chief Executive Officer of Embassy Wine World, Emeka Bassey Ekpe had declared support for the re-election of Kalu.
“The group, therefore, calls on other candidates in the Abia North Senatorial race to accept the choice of Kalu for the interest of peace and development of the state and withdraw their aspirations to honor the decision of the leaders of the state.
“The group equally commends Distinguished Senator Orji Uzor Kalu for redefining the business of law-making by attracting dividends of democracy to Abia North Senatorial District and Abia State in general. What you’re doing in Abia North is unprecedented in the history of Abia State.
“Kalu has attracted development across the three Senatorial District. If others achieved half of what you’re doing today, Abia North and indeed Abia State would be first in the road network in Nigeria,” the statement explained.
The statement further called on other candidates in the race to accept the choice of Kalu in the interest of peace, unity, and progress of the state.
It also maintained that what Kalu needed is the corporation of political stakeholders to bring more development to the Senatorial District and Abia State in general.
“This is the time to shun bitterness and unite for the overall development of the state. We have seen that the political atmosphere is filled with bitterness, acrimony, and jealousy.
“We must set them aside, unite and support a performing lawmaker like Senator Orji Uzor Kalu to bring more development to our state. Those contesting should immediately step down for down.
“The right thing to do is to commend Senator Kalu for what he is doing and even beg him to run in 2023. We are using this opportunity to tell his opponents to all downstep and join hands with Senator Orji Uzor Kalu to bring more development to our state,” the statement added.
The statement further explained that stakeholders promised to mobilize voters for Kalu, who is the Senator representing Abia North Senatorial District.
(thisnigeria)
