The group said this while endorsing the candidature of Senator Orji Uzor Kalu to succeed the APC government of President Mohamadu Buhari in 2023.
Made up of highly educated professionals grounded in their various fields of endeavours pitched with an endless interest of happenings in the political space in Nigeria, the group highlightedthat the former governor of Abia State and Chief Whip of the Senate, Orji Uzor Kalu, posesses a strong penchant to showcase his suitability for the office to western governments for necessary support.
In a statement issued, Convener of the group, Engr. Paul Omoh Arabome (MSPE), stated equivocally “An Igbo presidency is the soothing balm that would heal and transform all the facets of Nigeria to replicate those of the industrialized nations because it will bring about the tribal, regional, religious and political stability needed to entrench peaceful coexistence among all citizens of the country.”
He went further to buttress the fact that Senator Orji Kalu displays a Pan-Nigerian disposition with his early and formative years growing up in Northern Nigeria and his business years spanning through the North, South, East and West, placing him as the man for the job come 2023.
“Senator Orji Kalu should be backed by all stakeholders for the top position because he has the credentials and pedigree to successfully pilot the affairs of the country with a conscience to bind the love and brotherliness needed between the South and the North.
“I have interacted with this profound leader and have felt firsthand his unflinching affection to the nation and all tribes and urge the North and South to trust him with their mandate come 2023”.
He added that the former governor has proved to be a huge success in the art of business and human and material development and thus showcases the capacity to manage the country’s resources in a 21st-century economy considering his profile as an international businessman, former governor and now a very top-ranking senator.
Engr. Arabome further described Kalu as “one every tribe and region can trust, a true democrat, de-tribalized Nigerian who stands for all and not for anyone, urging all royal fathers in the country, especially those in the North and West to see him as a beckon of hope for the desired Nigeria we all aspire to see quickly in 2023 and support him.
“Kalu has the reach across board to gain the needed support for the office of the president come 2023. With his experience and capacity to unite all Nigerians and go further to reposition the Nigerian state into that entity that is safe, secured and prosperous.” he added.