I can’t support Peter Obi, asking me to is idiotic – Orji Kalu

Former Abia State Governor Orji Uzor Kalu has rejected calls to support Peter Obi’s 2027 presidential ambition, describing such expectations as idiotic and insisting that his political loyalty remains with the All Progressives Congress.

Former Abia State Governor and Senator Orji Uzor Kalu has rejected calls to support Peter Obi’s presidential ambition in 2027, describing such expectations as idiotic.

According to The WHISTLER, Kalu made the remarks during Monday’s Arise Television Prime Time programme, insisting that his loyalty remained with the All Progressives Congress (APC).

“I’m not in the political party where they are contesting. Why should they call my name? I mean, they shouldn’t. Why should they call? No, they are just being idiotic,” he said.

Kalu dismissed suggestions that shared Igbo identity should compel him to support Obi or other South-East presidential candidates outside his party.

He recalled previously belonging to the Peoples Democratic Party and Progressive Peoples Alliance before joining the APC.

The Abia North senator maintained that political loyalty should take precedence over ethnic considerations.

He also argued that the APC remained the appropriate platform for pursuing the South-East’s political interests ahead of the elections.