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Ahead of the 2023 main elections in Nigeria, a former Chief of Staff to Abia State Governor, Mascot Uzor Kalu, has emerged the gubernatorial standard bearer of Action Peoples Party (APP) in Abia State in a well participated and concluded primary election held by the party on Wednesday.
Mascot Kalu’s emergence followed his adoption as consensus candidate of the APP shortly after withdrawal from the 2023 governorship race by co aspirant, Ndem Chukwu.
However, while adducing the rationale behind his withdrawal from the 2023 race, Mr. Chukwu explained that he was pleased with the ex-Abia Chief of Staff having the mandate of the people of Abia state, and urged his teeming supporters across the seventeen local government areas of the state to rally round the APP gubernatorial flagbearer and other candidates on the platform of the party to win the 2023 general election in all elective political offices.
On his part while delivering his acceptance speech, Mascot Uzor Kalu, the APP governorship candidate and younger brother to the current Majority Chief Whip of the Nigerian Senate, said his bid to become the Abia Governor was necessitated by the alleged failure of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party led administration in the state to address myriads of problems impeding human, economic and Infrastructural growths and development of the state.
He frowned at the inability of the government to pay backlogs of salary arrears, gratuities, pensions and entitlements owed to Abia people in the state workforce and the retirees, promising to clears the salaries pensions every 25th of every month if elected as governor come 2023.
Kalu partly stated, “we say no to payment of school fees in primary and secondary school, our government will restore free Education, normal free healthcare delivery in the seventeen local government areas of Abia state, and as well, restore and enhance the security of lives and properties of every Abia citizens and residents. We will reel out our programs when campaigns starts”.