Kalu dismisses rift in Abia APC, pledges strong 2027 showing

The representative of Abia North Senatorial District, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, has dismissed speculations of a rift within the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abia State, pledging that the party would have a strong showing in the 2027 general election.

Kalu spoke on Friday when he addressed supporters at his residence in Igbere, Bende Local Government Area of Abia State.

He said party members were more united than ever and determined to deliver the state for President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 general election.

The former Abia State governor also urged members of the party to remain peaceful and law-abiding in their political activities.

Kalu denied any disagreement with the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, over the control of the party structure.

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He explained that his absence from the party’s recent state congress was due to an important engagement at the National Assembly in Abuja.

According to him, the APC was preparing strongly for future elections and was confident of winning all elective positions in Abia State.

He said: “There is full reconciliation in APC and anyone who dislikes it can move to another party.

“APC will produce all House of Assembly members, House of Representatives members, the three senators, the governor and the president. 

“We are not leaving any position.

“In 2023, we did not secure enough votes for the president, but by 2027, we must unite and show commitment to deliver Abia for him.

“Some people travel to Abuja telling the president that APC is divided, but that is not true.

“I have assured the president that we will deliver him and the entire APC in Abia.”

Kalu also restated his support for state policing, noting that he had advocated the initiative since serving as governor in 1999.

Meanwhile, his younger brother, Chief Mascot Uzor Kalu, reaffirmed his ambition to contest the Abia State governorship election on the APC platform in 2027.

Mascot urged party members to remain committed, expressing confidence that the APC would reclaim the state in the next election.

Other party stakeholders also expressed optimism about the APC’s readiness to take over Abia State in 2027.

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