2023: Orji Kalu Responds To Reports Of Being Ahmad Lawan's Campaign DG

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Orji Uzor Kalu, has denied being appointed the Director-General of Senate President Ahmad Lawan's campaign organisation.

Lawan is one of the presidential aspirants under the aforementioned party and it was widely reported on Thursday that the Chief Whip and other stakeholders were appointed to spearhead his campaign team.

Speaking in a statement, Kalu denied the report, stating that the list of the campaign team currently making the rounds was not authorised.

He enjoined Nigerians to disregard the report, emphasising that should Lawan clinch the APC presidential report, a committee would be put in place to compile his campaign team.

"My attention has been drawn to a list of committee Chairmen of Ahmad Lawan Campaign Organization in which I was also mentioned as the Director-General.

"The list should be disregarded as no authorization was given to the effect of its publication.

"As the Chairman of the meeting held at my instance, it is important to notify the general public that we are not yet in the Campaign proper.

"A committee will be inaugurated to that effect once our most preferred candidate, Senator Ahmad Lawan emerges as the presidential candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC).

"I am also running for election in my senatorial district and would rather recommend a sitting Governor who is not running for an election to chair the campaign team at the right time.

"Several private visitors who were not even part of the meeting were also reported to have been in attendance. Senator Betty Apiafi, just as Senator Uche Ekwunife who visited on a different bipartisan matter concerning the Senate was also mentioned.

"It is mischief to have included these names as part of Ahmad Lawan Campaign Organisation", he said.