A Baptist cleric, Reverend Samson Okoro Elekwa, has urged the Labour Party candidate, David Ogba Onuoha Bourdex, and Uko Nkole of the NDC to step down and support Senator Orji Uzor Kalu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the Abia North senatorial seat.
Elekwa said Senator Kalu’s record of representation and development across Abia North had distinguished him, arguing that the district should consolidate on what he described as the senator’s achievements rather than change course.
Speaking to newsmen, the cleric said his position was informed by projects and interventions attracted to communities across the senatorial district, particularly in road construction, education and human capital development.
He also criticised Bourdex’s candidacy, saying the Senate should not be reduced to what he described as clannish politics. He further referenced controversies surrounding Bourdex’s time as caretaker chairman of Ohafia Local Government Area.
“I honestly wonder what those campaigning against Orji Uzor Kalu are looking at. Politics should not prevent us from acknowledging development when we see it. Look at what Kalu has done across Abia North and compare it with what we had before him,” Elekwa said.
