...Economic Policies Already Yielding Results
Former governor of Abia State and lawmaker representing Abia North in the Senate, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu has reiterated that the Southeast Caucus of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has endorsed President Bola Tinubu as their sole candidate for the 2027 general elections.
Senator Kalu who spoke to journalists at the National Assembly on Tuesday stated that the APC is not afraid of the coalition movement as the ruling was ready to face any political contest in the coming general elections.
Showcasing his attire which carries ‘Abia North 2027’ with President Tinubu’s signature cap, Senator kalu said:
“you see what I’m wearing? If you look at the dress I’m wearing, you will know what it is. This is the endorsement for President. My dress is perfectly tailored to that and the Southeast caucus is fully in support. We have endorsed him about three or four weeks ago, even before any other person in any group. And I was there, chaired by the Governor of Hope, co-chaired by the Governor of Ebonyi and Deputy Speaker. We were the first that warranted for the national endorsement.
“A party like APC have nobody to fear about. We are a ruling party. We are passionate about Nigeria. We love Nigeria. And that is why most of us are building industries all over Nigeria, so Nigerian people can have jobs, even not government. So, there’s nothing like fear. The opposition are there.
If the opposition doesn’t criticize us for the endorsements, who would they criticize? It’s their job to criticize, but it’s our job to do our job. And we are doing our job perfectly very well. And I hope that Nigerian people in the next few years will appreciate what Mr. President is doing.”
Speaking on the economic policies of President Tinubu, Senator Kalu said that the policies have already started yielding results at the “macro” economic level. The former governor of Abia State stated that as a businessman, he could see that the policies are aimed at a long term sustainable results and that the result will eventually trickle down to the micro-economic level within the next two years.
He said, “Let me be honest with you. I’m a businessman, I’m not a politician. There are only a few things that are not happening. The indices of Mr. President’s policy might not be walking down the line. People are still suffering. Yes, I agree that. But it started trickling in on the macro level.
“That is, on the upper level, not on the lower level. So, I’m hoping that in the next 2-3 years, the policies of Mr. President will trickle down. And Nigerians will appreciate what Mr. President is doing.
“Since 1960, I’m not a psychopath. This is first President, you know, I have facts this is first President that stopped subsidy. This is first President that merged the dollar, That is why we are suffering.
“Because Nigerians are not used to working hard. We are used to getting cheap money. People sleep in their houses and use telephone and get dollar and sell it at very high rate.
“People sit in their houses and use their tank farms and collect paper and they make money. This is one President who has said, if you are ready to make money, make it the right way. If you are not ready to make money, you leave it.
“So, I don’t think, moreover, they have to vote for him because, you see, President Tinubu is not going to be a President voted by the South alone. He will be a President that will be voted by North and South. And it’s also for the interest of everybody, both the North and the South, for Tinubu to come back.
“We don’t want this country to break. We don’t want the country to break. We want the country to continue being our country.
“I love the country. I’m a product of this country and I’m very proud that I’m a Nigerian. Many people are not proud.
“You can see people cursing Nigeria abroad, talking about Nigeria abroad, saying bad things about their own country. It is not good, whether you are in opposition or you are in ruling party, it’s not good to curse your President or curse the country. Tinubu is not the owner of this country. Is he the owner? To you journalists, is Tinubu the owner? No. We are the owners of the country. The highest he will stay is 8 years.
“After 8 years, we take back our country. Buhari is a Daura now true or false? Is he not a Daura? So, one day, Tinubu will go back to Lagos in 2031. He will go back there.
“ If you wants to see him you go to Lagos. But mostly, what Nigerians should pray is for President to be in good health and have a long life to finish his tenure.
