I will address Biafra agitation if elected as senator – Kalu

– The ex-Abia governor Dr Orji Uzor Kalu said
he will address the Biafra agitation if elected
senator

– Kalu who is standing as for senator
disclosed his manifesto in his hometown of
Igbere

– He believes he can intercede with pro-Biafra
groups like IPOB and MASSOB
Dr Orji Uzor Kalu, the former governor of Abia
state and the Progressive Peoples Alliance
(PPA) candidate for the March 5 Abia North
Senatorial District rerun has vowed to address
the agitation for a Biafra state if elected to the
Senate.

Kalu made this known while speaking at
Igbere, his home town, during the last lap of
his campaign tour, The Sun reports.
According to Kalu, the issue of the pro-Biafra
groups was sensitive and as such only a
person like him who commands respect can
handle it.

Dr Orji Uzor Kalu to wade into Biafra agitation if
elected

He added that if voted in as a senator, he
would address the sentiments of the various
agitators to the benefit of all.

His words: “Agitators, whether they are in
MASSOB, IPOB or any other group, have their
sentiments and if I get to the Senate, I will
establish a proper dialogue between them and
the Federal Government so that the problem
will be settled amicably.
“With President Muhammadu Buhari, I know, we
are going to find a common ground so that
justice can be done where there is injustice and
the people will be happy.”
Kalu, who said he started championing the Igbo
cause when he was not yet in politics, added
that although he would be going to the Senate
to represent Abia North, he would look beyond
that to continue to forge the cause of Ndigbo.

The ex-governor said he could not thank the
people enough for their love and belief in his
person, stating that he had so many things to
offer to the people of Abia North in particular
and the country in general if he was elected
senator.

Kalu, in reaction to the ongoing Biafra protests
in parts of the country, was quoted to have
said recently that if he was the commander-in-
chief, and one of his soldiers was killed, he
would kill everybody.