Orji Kalu lauds Ugwuanyi’s respect for Buhari, other leaders
A former Governor of Abia State and a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu has commended Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State for the respect he has continued to accord President Muhammadu Buhari and other leaders in the country irrespective of political affiliations.
Addressing newsmen after paying a visit to Gov. Ugwuanyi at the Government House, Enugu, Dr. Kalu expressed delight at the friendship the governor has maintained with political leaders across the board, stressing that such uncommon leadership style has brought peace and development to Enugu State.
The APC chieftain said that Gov. Ugwuanyi is “a very close friend of mine and we are family” irrespective of the fact that they are in different political parties, saying: “I am in very good terms with the governor of Enugu State, even before he became a governor”.
Dr. Kalu disclosed that President Buhari also takes Gov. Ugwuanyi as a family, declaring that “we cannot quarrel with anybody who is not quarreling with us”.
According to him, “I look at him (Ugwuanyi) as a family member. So I don’t expect him to be in the same political party with me. He is of PDP and I am of APC but we maintain the friendship. It is across the board”.
The former governor explained that he was at the Enugu Government House to see the governor on a routine visit, stating that “on many occasions I pass through here and I also tell the President and Commander-in-Chief that I am going to him”.
