Former Abia State Governor and Senator elect, Orji Uzor Kalu, has revealed that Mr. Femi Gbajabiamila is the candidate of the All Progressive Congress, APC for the position of Speaker in the 9th Assembly.
He pledged to offer necessary support to ensure his victory as Speaker, saying Gbajabiamila was not candidate of the Senator Ahmed Bola Tinubu
“There is no doubt that people have been blackmailing you that you are a candidate of Tinubu, but the president have told us collectively and individually that you are a candidate of the APC.
“In my private section with Mr. President recently, he said his two candidates for the leadership of the 9th National Assembly are Lawan, for the Senate President and Femi for Speaker, House of Representatives.
“His choice of the two candidates is because the president believes that they can defend the interest of the party. Since he has said so, you are not Tinubu’s candidate,” he said.
Kalu said that Gbajabiamila was a bipartisan candidate for every political party represented in the 9th National Assembly, NAN reports.