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‘Peter Obi Is Not My Leader’ – Orji Kalu Declares, Challenges Him To Debate.
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Kalu declared himself the Southeast’s most important politician.
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Obi, meanwhile, warned against rising certificate forgery among officials.
Former Governor of Abia State and Senator representing Abia North, Orji Uzor Kalu, has thrown a direct challenge to the 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, urging him to a public debate to test their political popularity and influence.
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EKO HOT BLOG reports that Kalu, who made the remarks during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Wednesday, dismissed suggestions that Obi is his political leader, insisting that he remains the most influential politician in the Southeast region.
“Peter is not my leader. I’m the most important politician from that zone. I have won two states before under the PPA. I have run for president before. My 4.9 million votes are still there since 2007,” Kalu declared.
The former governor highlighted his political achievements, noting that under the Progressive Peoples Alliance (PPA), he secured significant appointments at the federal level, including ministers and ambassadors during the administration of late President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua.
“I achieved a lot with PPA. We had ministers, ambassadors, and several appointments under President Yar’Adua. Arrange in your studio a meeting between me and Peter Obi. Put two of us in the same place,” he added.
Meanwhile, Peter Obi has raised alarm over the growing trend of certificate forgery among public officials, warning that it risks normalising corruption and eroding moral values in governance.
In a statement on Monday, Obi called for systemic reforms and the prosecution of any government official found guilty of falsifying academic records. His remarks followed reports that the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, disowned a Bachelor of Science degree claimed by the Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Uche Nnaji.
Obi described the development as a reflection of Nigeria’s moral decay, urging leaders to restore integrity in public service.
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