- Senator Orji Uzor Kalu has stated that President Bola Tinubu and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar are good friends, suggesting that political rivalry doesn’t mean personal enmity.
Senator Orji Uzor Kalu has stated that President Bola Tinubu and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar are good friends, suggesting that political rivalry doesn’t mean personal enmity.
Reacting to criticism over his recent visit to Abia State Governor Alex Otti, Kalu told Channels TV that party differences won’t stop him from engaging with the governor. “If anybody is thinking that I’m going to stop going to the governor because I’m a senator in APC and he’s a governor in Labour Party, they are just wasting their time.
“What if I go out of politics tomorrow, will I start going to amend friendship because I abandoned it because of party? No.
“Remember during Obasanjo, I was the only governor—and Boni Haruna—going to Atiku’s house. Obasanjo drove away all the governors. I have an open relationship with Atiku.
“Atiku is Tinubu’s good friend, but they are playing politics. I am sure they might even be exchanging visits in the night. Nobody knows.
“It is healthy for constitutional democracy. For people hiding, it’s not good. There are a lot of people who will deceive Tinubu and say, ‘I don’t want to talk to this man,’ but they hide to talk to them. But I don’t.
“All the major players in PDP are my friends, and I can’t do away with them because they are in another party.”
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