Pan-Nigeria youth groups root for Kalu as Senate

A coalition of pan-Nigeria youth movements under the aegis of All Progressives Congress Youth Stakeholders for Senator Orji Uzor Kalu has backed his bid for the Senate Presidency ahead of the 10th National Assembly inauguration.

Kalu, who is the Senate Chief Whip and Senator representing Abia North Senatorial District of Abia State, had declared his intention to vie for the number three office in the country.

The groups - United Nigeria Movement for Equity, Fairness and Justice; Igbo Youth Assembly; Arewa Youths Movement; and Southwest Youths Assembly, made the call yesterday in Abuja after a meeting in their communique signed by the Convener, Dr Ezenwa Onyirimba, and Secretary, Hon. Aliu Asipita Abdulmuluku.

“As horse-trading and campaigns for the other nationally strategic offices of government commences in earnest, we want to thank our President-elect Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, who has made the case early on for ‘competence’ above all other primordial sentiments.

“He has also made a promise to give every component of Nigeria a sense of belonging. His legacies and track records speak volumes to his nationalistic outlook in public service. It is on the strength of these two premises we humbly seek the support of all well-meaning Nigerians, our president-elect, vice president-elect, our party chairman/NWC, distinguished senators-elect and all key party critical stakeholders for Most Distinguished Sen. Orji Uzor Kalu to emerge as the Senate President of the 10th Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria,” the coalition said.

They urged the APC to zone the Senate Presidency to the country’s South Eastern region for equity and to adopt Senator Kalu in the interest of fairness.