Chai! Na wetin we go hear today? Deputy Speaker of House of Representatives, Ben Kalu don drop some hot gists for Bende town wey people no suppose miss at all.
As e dey talk to journalists, Kalu clear am say if dem wan make am run for Abia governorship, na from di party dem go summon am. E no just wan dey jump enter governorship for no reason. According to im, ‘political ambition no end for governor alone; I fit do plenty better tinz for di people.’
Kalu abeg don yan say e no dey rush to declare anything yet; instead, e wan focus on governance for now. E get many responsibilities wey dey wait for am for di House, and e no wan leave dem behind.
Wetin make people dey reason am be say, Kalu still dey try persuade Abia State Governor, Alex Otti to join di All Progressives Congress (APC). E talk say Otti be correct guy wey fit help increase di party strength for di state. “If Otti join us, na good tinz go unlock for di people of Abia,” Kalu talk.
But my people, Otti no gree join APC, and Kalu don talk say if Otti no fit follow, na di party go choose somebody wey go carry di flag. E still dey talk say, ‘I don reach out to Otti plenty times as my guy, but time no dey wait for people.’
As we dey waka into di future, Kalu don also discuss di chances of South East person becoming di next president after Bola Tinubu. E urge dem to join hands with oda zones to get support. According to him, we need fellowship if we wan move forward.
On top local government autonomy, e talk say make local governments dey function well because when dem dey carry their own weight, di governors go fit do more for di people.
Kalu commended di South East governors for di peace wey dem dey try maintain for di area through im PISE-P programme wey dey promote peace. E talk say, ‘Na this kind peace we wan follow to move forward together.
This na di kind talk wey we dey expect from our leaders; no be just dey carry noise up-and-down. Kalu dey show sey e get sense and e know wetin e dey talk about governance. Na so e take dey encourage other politicians to dey consider di people first before dem arrange dem own ambitions.
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