Former Abia State Governor and Chief Whip of the 9th Senate, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, has declared himself the most important politician in the South-East region.
Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Wednesday, Kalu dismissed suggestions that the Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, is his political leader, insisting that his record and achievements in politics place him ahead of Obi.
“Peter is not my leader. I’m the most important politician from that zone. I have won two states before under the PPA. I have run for president before. My 4.9 million votes are still there since 2007,” Kalu said.
The former governor noted that his political influence extended beyond the South-East, recalling his role during the administration of the late President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua.
“I achieved a lot with PPA. We had ministers, ambassadors, and several appointments under President Yar’Adua,” he added.
Kalu further threw a challenge to the former Anambra governor, saying: “Arrange in your studio a meeting between me and Peter Obi. Put two of us in the same place.”
