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President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday night received the Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Announcing the visit on his verified Facebook page in a post which was sighted by The Eastern Updates, Kalu wrote: ‘Tonight, I paid President Muhammadu Buhari a visit to discuss major national issues and I am very satisfied with our discussion. I left him at 10pm and in good health . We look forward to a better Nigeria.’
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The Eastern Updates recalls that Senator Kalu had last week declared his ambition to succeed President Buhari. During his declaration, he said while he has nothing against the aspiration of Mr Tinubu, he believes that the South-East is ripe for the Presidency and that it should be the turn of the region to produce the next President.
‘I do not see Tinubu’s aspiration having any effect on the President of Nigeria coming from the Igbo area. Because we are talking based on what Nigeria should be. We are talking based on what people should believe. Obasanjo has been President for eight years. Osinbajo is doing eight years as Vice President. And no Igbo man since independence has been a democratically elected President. So it is always good to think of what is reasonable and what will be more sellable.
‘I’m the most prepared Presidential candidate in Nigeria. I’m capable healthwise, I’m capable as a person, I’m capable in my pocket. I’m capable to face anybody. But the party is supreme. I only wait for APC as a party.
‘For me, contesting for President is not the issue. The issue is who is going to lead the country into an economic miracle, into a turnaround. I’m not against Tinubu. If it’s zoned to his area and the party said he should go. Well, the party is supreme. I’m only waiting for the party.’
Many other bigwigs are expected to make their ambitions public in the coming days.
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