\u200eBenjamin Kalu, the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, has once again called on Abia State Governor, Alex Otti to join the All Progressives Congress, APC if truly he is supporting President Bola Tinubu.
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\n\u200eHe also stated that if the Governor decides to join the APC, he would receive the full support of Abia APC members.
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\n\u200eAddressing APC members and his supporters during a town hall meeting and food distribution held at his country home in Bende, Abia State, on Monday, Kalu said the governor should openly declare for the APC if he was truly supporting President Bola Tinubu.
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\n\u200eKalu informed party members that he had not declared his intention to contest the 2027 Abia State governorship election, adding that he was still consulting, listening to the national leadership of the APC and \u2018waiting for signal.\u2019
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\n\u200eHe said, \u201cIf you want to work for the President, join APC. The President will not leave APC and support non-APC member.\u201d
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\n\u200eKalu also revealed that he was being insulted daily by hired social media agents recruited in Abia State, saying that his activities, including empowerment programmes, were being wrongly monitored and misinterpreted as a 2027 governorship ambition.
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\n\u200eKalu also expressed optimism that the APC grassroots structures he was establishing across different parts of Abia State would secure total victory for President Bola Tinubu and the party at large.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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