The Deputy Speaker, House of Representatives, Ben Kalu, has said he has yet to declare interest in the governorship office in Abia State, and invited the Abia State Governor, Alex Otti to formerly join his party, the All Progressive Congress, APC.
Kalu stated this on Monday in his Bende country home in the Bende Local Governmrnt Area on the occasion of the 2025 Renewed Town Hall Meeting and Christmas Food Distribution, explaining that any move he makes is being misconstrued as declaring his governorship ambition.
He said, “If I fart, it is governorship. If I change my clothes and wear something nicer, it is governorship. If I say hello to somebody, it is governorship.
“If I visit anybody, it is governorship. If I am doing anything for the president, it is governorship. I want to ask you, am I not fit enough to run for governorship? Let them pray that I don’t come out. People who have declared for governorship, nobody is attacking them. Out of three of people who have declared, nobody is attacking them”.
He said political opponents are attacking him through the social media, stating, “Insult me as much as you can. We don’t have time to reply to you. But at the right time, we will tell you there is no police unit on social media. This is not the first time I was attacked on social media. When I came to run for House of Reps, every social media was filled with attacks. And they gave my opponent 70% and gave me 30% survival.
“If I come to run for governorship, it will be a fast and a quick tough battle. We are still talking to our party. We are still listening to the leader of our party at the national level. And we are waiting for the signal”.
