Some youths in Anambra State on Friday called on Chief Whip of the Senate and former Abia governor, Senator Orji Kalu to contest for the 2023 presidential election.
Senator Kalu who still has the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on his neck over fraud he allegedly perpetuated while serving as governor, was in Anambra state to deliver a keynote address at an entrepreneurship youth programme.

The entrepreneurship programme tagged “Access More With Stanel” was organized by Anambra born business mogul Dr. Stanley Uzochukwu in collaboration with Access Bank, Anambra state government, Airopay, Bon Hotel and other top-rated business entities.
Displaying their various placards and banners with inscriptions such as “Orji Kalu for president 2023”, the youths stood by the road so they could be noticed Senator Kalu’s convoy.

The Governor of Anambra State, Willie Obiano, represented by the Deputy Governor, Dr Nkem Okeke also received the senator at the Awka Government House.
Okezie Ibezim, one of youths who came out to urge Sen Kalu to run for presidency said 2023 is the best time for Nigeria to include the region in the leadership of the nation.

In his words: “The relative peace of the nation can be achieved if all stakeholders of the United Nigeria are carried along, given equal opportunity and 2023 is actually the time to include the South East into the leadership of Nigeria.
“We are here today to welcome one of our own, Dr Orji Uzor Kalu to Anambra State. The youths you see gathered today had prayed for a time like this, an opportunity to tell Dr Orji Kalu our view on the Presidency in 2023.
“We want him to run for the presidency in 2023 for it’s our right, going by the rotation seen so far since 1999. We’re happy he’s here today, you can see that from the crowd here to welcome him”.
“We have not forgotten how this region has been marginalized for decades. That is the very reason we still have some Igbos not believing in the nation Nigeria.
“2023 is another time for Nigerians to prove we are a one united nation, 2023 will either change the thinking of an average Igbo man to if we’re united in one purpose or not.
“We’re ready to support our own, we are ready to even change the economy of the nation. We have the skills naturally and we have the people that are with the capacity to make Nigeria a great nation. Dr Orji Uzor Kalu is one of those persons from this region that we know and believe can take on this task. We have our rally around him”.
“No region is an island to the success of elective presidential positions in Nigeria. We had supported other regions in past elections, be it the PDP or the APC. Anambra is APGA state but you can’t say the state had no single votes in respect to elected presidents from other political parties that had mounted the presidential seat. I see no reasons why other regions should turn their back on the south east for no one knows where the messiah would come from.”