Sen. Orji Uzor Kalu has been described as the best candidate for Senate presidency in the 10th National Assembly.
A legal luminary, Barr. Henry Endeley, said this while speaking with journalists in Ibadan, Oyo State capital.
According to him, Kalu, his former school mate at the University of Maiduguri and friend of 40 years, remains the best person for the job without prejudice to the rights and interest of other contestants.
He described the former Abia governor as a bold, courageous man who will perform excellently well as Senate President.
He maintained that Kalu is a prudent and transparent administrator, a loyal party man, unifier, bold, courageous and has respect for individual choices.
Endeley said that if Kalu emerges Senate President, he would demonstrate exceptional leadership of keeping his party men and women in good stead pursuant to the overall party objectives and legislative interest of members so as to benefit generality of Nigerians.
He said: “One of his achievements was transparency in governance as he regularly publishes an audited account of his state in more than one newspaper at the time when serving as a governor.
“He successfuly piloted the affairs of his state and completed eight years tenure and left the state in a good trajectory, he will do better if become the Senate President.
“He is a unifier who understands the deep rooted differences between ethnic groups and nationalities of the nation with respect for our respective choices of religion or mode of worship.
“As a governor of Abia state, he built a Mosque in the state and named it after a prominent son from the North East and invited another North Easterner from our alma Mater to be the Aminu Hajj for the Muslim community in Abia state.”
Reacting to EFCC case hanging of Kalu’s neck, the lawyer said no final judgement has been pronounced on Kalu by a court of jurisdiction, saying Kalu will be vindicated at the end of the day.
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