{"id":94904,"date":"2022-05-14T18:21:43","date_gmt":"2022-05-14T17:21:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=94904"},"modified":"2022-05-14T18:21:43","modified_gmt":"2022-05-14T17:21:43","slug":"nine-apc-presidential-aspirants-set-to-step-down-for-ahmed-lawan-orji-kalu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/nine-apc-presidential-aspirants-set-to-step-down-for-ahmed-lawan-orji-kalu\/","title":{"rendered":"Nine APC presidential aspirants set to step down for Ahmed Lawan\u2014 Orji Kalu"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m#msg-f:1732822517579756848\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">The Chief Whip of the Senate , Sen. Orji Uzor Kalu says nine presidential aspirants from the All Progressives Congress (APC) are set to step down to support the presidential ambition of the Senate President, Dr Ahmad Lawan.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Kalu told Pointblanknews.com on Saturday in Abuja that an influential presidential aspirant from the opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is also planing to join the APC.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Kalu, though did not list their names, was the first to drop his presidential ambition in support of Lawan on the grounds of failure of APC to zone the presidential ticket to the South East.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">He declared his support for Lawan who hails from the North East.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">According to Kalu, \u201cLawan\u2019s candidature will rock like hurricane.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cThe issue of the APC presidential candidate will be settled even before the primaries.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cAs I am talking to you, about nine presidential aspirants from our party have intimated me of their plans to drop their presidential ambition to support Ahmad Lawan.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cDoes that not signify victory before the election? Lawan\u2019s candidature will rock like hurricane.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cLawan is from the North East and has similar sympathy with the South East that is yet to produce president.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cI have repeated my reasons for dropping my ambition for Lawan severally and I am sure Nigerians are aware already.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cWe are also expecting an influential presidential aspirant from the opposition to join the APC.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cSo, you can see the party is very progressive and properly ready for Lawan\u2019s emergence,\u201c the former governor of Abia said.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">On the call for postponement of primary elections by some political parties, Kalu said he does not expect the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to listen to them.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">He said the parties were duly informed and should have prepared well as mandated by the electoral body.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cExtension of the dates will only support irresponsibility. Nigerians find it difficult to keep to time and appointments and that is why they would always seek for extra time.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cI support INEC to stick to their timetable otherwise we will be living with postponement after postponement. Such a trend is not healthy for a society and its people.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cWe complains of indiscipline but not ready to be practical about the requirements of discipline.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cINEC should discipline any party that fails to meet up, because that is the only way they can take their jobs seriously,\u201d Kalu said.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-footer spacer collapsible\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Chief Whip of the Senate , Sen. 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