Labour Party Chieftain Blast Rt. Hon Benjamin kalu Over Boast Of APC Taking Over Abia Gubernatorial Seat in 2027

Following the trending video where Rt. Hon. Benjamin kalu, Deputy Speaker of the federal House of Representatives boasted that the APC candidate would become the next Abia State governor in 2027, a Labour Party Chieftain in the state, Chief Chinasa Iheanyin Chinasa in a press release made available to newsmen on Monday, blasted the number 6 citizen of the country over the statement described as “infantile boast.”

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My attention has been drawn to a highly provocative video currently trending on all social media platforms featuring unfathomable bogus claims by the Deputy Speaker of Nigeria’s House of Representatives, Hon Ben Kalu, that are comical and laughable, to the intent that he will deploy his position as “the number six citizen of Nigeria” to ensure that All Progressives Congress(APC) takes over the Umuahia government house from our party the Labour Party (LP) in 2027.

It is in order to correct some of the misinformation contained in the said video that I decided to release this broadcast and subsequently wish to state as follows;

1.That being the candidate of Labour Party for Bende Federal Constituency who comprehensively defeated Hon Kalu at the 2023 polls, his return to the Green Chamber was at the mercy of the judiciary, as all major local, national and international election observer reports confirm the electoral triumph of our brand in the referenced election.

2.That the infantile boasts by Rt. Hon Ben Kalu “that the next governor of Abia state will be an APC governor” is spurious, preposterous and ludicrous, and at best the desperate postulation of a drowning politician seeking cheap publicity.

3. That the recent power drunk macabre dance of Hon Ben Kalu in public is a far departure from the legislative representation which our good people of Bende Federal Constituency are desperately craving.

4.That the arrogant assertion by Hon Ben Kalu that he will not be the number six citizen of the country and another party will govern his state, is a no-brainer and another manifestation of the infamous APC ’emilokan’ mentality which has completely devastated the nation.

5. That the current vituperations of Hon Ben Kalu is a reflection of high level insensitivity by a self styled ‘number six citizen’ to the current unhealthy pulse of a nation that is still trying to recover from the scars of the recent #endbadgovernance protests, and the alarming but obvious political naivety of Hon Ben Kalu, since unknown to him, no single individual, no matter how highly placed can determine the fate of a state.

6.That while acceding to Hon Ben Kalu his constitution-bequeathed right of pursuing a phantom dream of contesting the Abia state gubernatorial election in 2027, he should first survive the battle of emerging a candidate for the APC before boasting of how he intends to topple the grassroots performing government of Labour Party under the leadership of Dr Alex Otti.

7. That rather than boasting of how he intends to wield the powers of his new found office to crush everyone, Hon Ben Kalu should deploy his touted sixth citizen position to attract such tangible federal projects as coastal highways and light rail train commuter services that will facilitate speedy transform of Abia state.
8. That sequel to the apparent lacklustre performance of the APC in such critical sectors as economy, security and campaign and against corruption, one wonders how handing over Abia to the ruling party will enhance the lot of our people.

9.That against the backdrop of a bad season of lacklustre performance in his imagined sixth citizen of Nigeria position, Hon Ben Kalu may be seeking soft landing for a third run for the Green Chambers while pretending to be contesting for governor.
Because if he is really dreaming of becoming the next governor of Abia state then he must be having a nightmare.

10. That Hon Ben Kalu should stop distracting our hard working governor who is currently concentrating on delivering life transforming dividends of democracy, to the jubilation of the good people of Abia.
11. That the good people of Abia are hereby enjoined to ignore the antics of Hon Ben Kalu, aimed at causing fear and disaffection among the citizenry, while sustaining their affection and support for the Labour Party led Abia state government under Dr Alex Chioma Otti.

Thanks for your attention

Chief Iheanyi Frank Chinasa (AguBende)
Leader of Labour Party in Bende