I’m the most important politician in South East – Orji Kalu declares

Former Governor of Abia State, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, has declared that he is the most important politician in the South East.

Kalu dismissed suggestions that the 2023 Labour Party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, is his leader.

Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Wednesday, Kalu said he had achieved more politically than Obi, citing his past electoral and administrative records.

“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 said.

He also said his political influence extended to the federal level 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,” he said.

Challenging Obi to a debate, Kalu said: “Arrange in your studio a meeting between me and Peter Obi. Put two of us in the same place.”