Senate President: Adopt Orji Kalu As Consensus Candidate – Lamido Tells Tinubu, APC

The leader of a Northern Think Tank, Arewa Summit International, Bashir Lamido has expressed his support for the chief whip of the senate, Orji Uzor Kalu to emerge as the 10th Senate President.

According to Lamido, Kalu as the Senate President would help stabilize the country when Bola Tinubu takes over as president.

He called on Tinubu and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to adopt Kalu as the consensus candidate ahead of the inauguration of the lawmaker-elect.

Lamido made this call in a statement released on Friday.

He further stated that it is necessary as “the country is in big trouble and only a Senator like Orji Kalu is needed to work with the President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his Vice, Kassim Shettima to stabilise the country.

“I am Northern Muslim and a passionate Nigerian. We must support the President-elect, Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu to succeed as our new president. In doing so, it is important we have a Senate President that understands the country; this is where Senator Orji Uzor Kalu should come in. He should be supported to emerge as the next Senate President to support Tinubu and Shettima for the interest of our dear nation.

“Senator Orji Kalu fits the bill to lead the Senate as its presiding officer in the next dispensation from all material angles. He has the competence, capability and capacity to mobilise, coordinate and provide the much-needed leadership that delivers results for effective legislative governance and oversight for the country.

“Senator Orji Kalu understands the needs and aspirations of all regions of the country. He hails from the South-East, Educated in the Northern Nigeria city of Maiduguri, Borno state and built his businesses in South West city of Lagos.

“As Governor of Abia state from 1999 to 2007, he had aides from across Nigeria’s ethnic groups. Currently as Senate Whip and Senator representing Abia North Senatorial District, Abia state, his aides cuts across all ethnic groups and religious divides. ()

“Senator Kalu is cosmopolitan in outlook; adapts to managing Nigeria’s creative diversity as well as strategic leadership traits that deliver results. He is the committed patriot that we need at this point in our nation’s history. It is important for Senators-elect across the party lines to support, vote and elect Senator Orji Uzor Kalu as the next Senate President, he stated.”