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Last Updated: Wednesday, November 10th, 2004 HOME | Previous Page Community urges Kalu to contest 2007 presidency By Uche Nwosu Special Correspondent, Umuahia   Abia State Governor Orji Uzor Kalu�s kinsmen of the old Bende political bloc have asked him to vie for the 2007 presidential election. The bloc comprising eight local government areas of the state unanimously endorsed him for the nation�s top job. At the one-day Bende Cultural Day festival in Aba, the old Bende Cultural Union said the bloc has always produced great men who made impact on the country�s political and economic scene. They cited the example of the first military head of state, late General Aguiyi Ironsi, former Premier of the defunct Eastern Nigeria, late Dr. Michael Okpara and former governor of the region, late Dr. Akanu Ibiam, stressing that what Kalu would be doing by vying for the race to Aso Rock would be to replay what his forefathers did. Chairman of the festival, Chief Ndubuisi Okorie, said, �The problem of the Igbo man in Nigerian politics is selfishness that has retarded the growth of the people. Okorie appealed to all the Igbo to support Kalu so that the dream of having a president of Igbo extraction would be achieved through him. He advised Igbo politicians to emulate their counterparts from other zones who have used their offices to service their people and attract development. The Chairman, Council of Traditional Rulers in Abia State, Eze Isaac Ikonne, said the governor has all it takes to be the president of Nigeria in 2007. Ikonne said the issue that brought some skirmishes between the old Bende bloc and the old Aba bloc was hatched in Abuja and executed in Abia by some Abuja-based politicians who thought that they could wrest power out of Kalu�s hands. He, therefore, urged the two opposing blocs to unite and work for a common goal. The Information Commissioner, Chief Ralph Egbu, said the old Bende was the 10th of such groups that have asked the governor to contest the 2007 presidential election. Egbu, who represented Kalu at the festival, asked the people to unite so as to achieve the Igbo presidency project. Said he, �We cannot do it alone. We have to consult other zones and carry them along.   Copyright� 2004. All Rights Reserved. Independent Newspapers Limited Block5, Plot 7D, Wempco Road, Ogba, P.M.B. 21777, Ikeja, Lagos State, Nigeria. www.independentng.com e-mail: [email protected] Designed By Powered By DNet.

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