Ahmed Lawan, Nigeria’s Senate President (left), and Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, Senate Chief Whip
According to reports emanating from Abia State, two businessmen that are reported to come from Igbere, in Bende Local Government Area of the state have issued a whopping N200 million cheque for the Senate President, Dr Ahmad Lawan, and the Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu’s.
The money it was gathered is to enable the two senators to procure the presidential nomination and expression of interest forms for the 2023 presidential elections. The two senators, we hear are planning to contest the 2023 presidential election on the platform of the All Progressives Congress.
The businessmen, Ukaegbu James and Nnanna Kalu, made the announcement on Wednesday evening in Abuja, as contained in a statement on Thursday morning by the Orji Kalu Media Office. The statement explained that both Lawan and Kalu were competent leaders to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari in 2023.
The businessmen, according to the statement, noted that APC needed a unifier and committed leader with a good knowledge of Nigeria to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari in 2023. Part of statement read, “If we must get it right in 2023, we need result-oriented leaders like Kalu and Lawan to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari.
“It is time to present our best hands because there won’t be any room for writing of fake results. We are ready to make N200 million available by weekend to purchase their nomination forms. We are convinced by their track record, managerial skills, experience, and leadership acumen,” the statement added.
