2023: Abia Does Not Have Time For Governor Who’ll Come To Learn On The Job — Mascot Kalu [VIDEO]

Ahead of the 2023 general elections, the governorship candidate of Action Peoples Party, APP in Abia State, Chief Mascot Uzor Kalu has said the state needs a person with experience to lead and not someone who will come to learn on the job.

According to him, he has gone around 13 local governments in the state community by the community where he discovered that the situation is dire and requires a leader that will swing into action immediately.

The former Abia Chief of Staff who spoke on ABN TV’s Political Perspective said among those jostling to succeed Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu next year, he is the most experienced and has a lot of value to add in the development of the state.

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“Having been a Chief of Staff, operated as an international businessman, the office of the governor requires a lot of relationships, a lot of tolerance, a lot of training.

“A lot of decisions are spontaneous and if it is not made right, it could be destructive. If you are not well groomed for it, it will take you time to learn. I have the prerequisite training this office needs, having been the Chief of Staff for over three years.

“I functioned as governor while I was there with the authorities and instructions of the governor. So it’s not a new place that I’ve not been to. Many people do not have that experience. No matter how smart you are, you need a minimum of 3 years to fit in and Abia does not have such time,” he said.

Speaking on why he lost the election to represent Aba North/South Federal Constituency in 2019, Mascot Kalu accused members of his former party, the APC in Abia South of receiving bribes to undermine the party’s chances.

He accused the PDP of rigging the election but even at that, he believes he won according to results at the polling units.

He said he did not seek redress in the court as a result of time constraints, insisting that his victory was manipulated during the computation of results.