Senate Chief Whip, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu says it is unfair of any politician to start talking about the 2023 presidency when President Muhammadu Buhari has just commenced his second term in office.
The Abia North senator said the president must be given time to deliver on his promises to Nigerians.
Kalu, who is a former Governor of Abia State, stated this while appearing on a radio programme to mark the 29th anniversary of the creation of the state.
Responding to a question on his rumoured presidential ambition, Kalu said, “I am a Nigerian, so asking that kind of question is out of it. But it is very unfair to President Muhammadu Buhari that in the first year of his last term in office, some people are already talking about who will be president.
“They should give the President time to deliver what he promised to Nigerians and show the gains and profitability of the democratic process. Yes, if you give me the presidency, why not, I will take. I am capable of doing the job.
“The problem is who is capable of doing the job. For now, I am focusing on my constituency; there is a lot of job to be done. If you give me opportunity, I will like to go back to the Senate for a second term, but if the people of Nigeria want me to be president, they will show the hand. I can do the job. I can build a 20th-century economy for our people.”
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