Why Orji Kalu Is On The Cards As “Senate President”

Emerging details have it that the next Senate President will most likely come from the East.

And prominent on the cards of decision makers is said to be the name of Senator Orji Uzor Kalu.

Kalu, a former two-term governor of Abia state -29 May 1999 to 29 May 2007- just secured another term in the Senate.

He was first elected to the Senate as the representative of the people of Abia North in June 2019.

“There are other names on the cards as possible selection as Senate President from the zone but Orji is one of the most visible SocietyNow.Ng gathered.

The information available revealed that the 62yr old politician’s prominence on the cards of decision makers is part of pre-election considerations.

The Senator and Newspaper owner (Daily Sun and Telegraph) is believed to have played a long shot at getting the position in pitching his tent with the ambition of President-Elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

Believed to have a personal relationship with President-Elect Tinubu, the Senator however faces deep-running opposition – even from his zone -over making someone of his “caliber” the Senate President.

Orji is one of the very limited remainings of his ilk with vast networks, contacts, and influence across political blocks and regions.

A new government will take the reins of power on May 29, 2023, with Tinubu’s swearing-in as the new president.