I Will Build 20th Century Economy If Elected Nigeria President, Says Ex Gov. Convicted Of Fraud

• I’ve what it takes to become president, says Kalu

Senate chief whip, Orji Kalu, says he will turn the fortune of Nigeria economy around if Nigerians make him president in 2023.

The former Abia governor, who was recently released from prison after being convicted for embezzling state funds, said he will build a 20th century economy.

The world is currently in the 21st century.

Kalu said this when he featured on a programme at a radio station in Umuahia, Abia state capital, while speaking on his presidential ambition in 2023.

The former governor of the state said he is capable of doing the job.

“Yes, if you give me the presidency, why not, I will take. I am capable of doing the job,” he said.

“The problem is who is capable of doing the job. For now, I am focusing on my constituency; there is a lot of job to be done.

“If you give me opportunity, I will like to go back to the Senate for a second term, but if the people of Nigeria want me to be president, they will show the hand. I can do the job. I can build a 20th century economy for our people.”

In December 2019, a federal high court in Lagos convicted the chief whip of money laundering to the tune of N7.1 billion.

Kalu was released from the Kuje Correctional Centre in June after spending five months in prison.