Senate presidency: 'I can't say no if Tinubu gives it to me' – Orji Kalu

Senator Orji Kalu has said helium would judge the presumption of Senate President if offered by President Bola Tinubu but would not lobby for the position.

Kalu, however, said his contiguous ambition was to stay successful the Senate, marque laws and groom younger politicians to instrumentality implicit enactment responsibilities.

The erstwhile Abia State politician made this known connected Monday portion fielding questions connected Arise Television's Prime Time programme.

“For me, I privation to bash what I'm doing. The archetypal precedence is God. The 2nd precedence is the enactment of our party. The person of the enactment is President Tinubu. And thirdly, I person nary ambition. If thing is fixed to me, I volition take,” helium said.

The legislator besides expressed his tendency to groom younger politicians to win the existent procreation of governmental leaders.

“Let maine beryllium honorable with you. If you let maine successful the adjacent future, I volition groom younger radical to instrumentality implicit from us. I've ever said that we indispensable not beryllium successful 1 place. You tin beryllium president immoderate clip if God says yes; you tin beryllium anything, anytime,” helium added.

Speaking specifically astir the Senate presidency, Kalu said helium was comfy with his existent presumption and had nary volition of lobbying Tinubu for the office.

He, however, maintained that helium would not cull the presumption if the president offered it to him.

“If I'm fixed Senate presidency successful my house, I would instrumentality it. I'm not g...