Former Governor of Abia State, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, has declared himself the most important politician in the South East.
Kalu dismissed suggestions that the Labour Party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, is his leader.
Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Wednesday, Kalu said he had achieved more politically than Obi, citing his past electoral and administrative records.
“Peter is not my leader. I’m the most important politician from that zone. I have won two states before under the PPA. I have run for president before. My 4.9 million votes are still there since 2007,” Kalu said.
He added that his political influence extended to the federal level during the administration of late President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua.
“I achieved a lot with PPA. We had ministers, ambassadors, and several appointments under President Yar’Adua,” he said.
Challenging Obi to a debate, Kalu said: “Arrange in your studio a meeting between me and Peter Obi. Put two of us in the same place.”