By Kalu Nwokoro Idika
Former governor of Abia State and Chief Whip of the Senate, Dr Orji Uzor Kalu has congratulated the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the successful conduct of the party’s primary election which produced Atiku Abubakar.
Yesterday, former vice president, Atiku Abubakar won the Peoples Democratic Party presidential primary election after polling 371 votes to defeat other aspirants.
Rivers State governor, Nysom Wike came second after polling 231 votes.
Kalu in a statement, said that Southern presidency is not longer feasible with the emergence of Atiku Abubakar. He however urged the All Progressive Congress (APC) to zone their ticket to Northeast to avoid going into political retirement.
He further said that President Muhammad Buhari has the right to choose his successor. He called on the president to pick Senator Ahmad Lawan as his successor.
Kalu however advised other APC aspirants to drop their ambition and support a North Easterner candidature.
The statement read, “Congratulations to the PDP for electing a North Easterner. Nigerians must have seen what I saw yesterday. For our party the APC, it is no longer feasible to talk about Southern candidate except the APC want to go on political retirement.
“I urge the National Chairman of the party and the entire NWC to stamp their feet and zone APC presidential ticket to the North East.
“President Muhammad Buhari has a right to choose his successor and I call on him to pick Senator Ahmad Lawan as his successor. In every democratic setting, presidents and Governors support and pick their successors. I call on President Buhari to pick a successor from North East and that will be the equity the South East need. With North East, the cycle will be closest to completion of regions producing president of Nigeria.
“By now, all APC aspirants should drop their ambition and support a North Easterner. Senator Ahmad Lawan is the destination.
“Congratulations to North East as we look forward to a president of Nigeria from the North East.”
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