The 2027 general election promises to be an historic one.

Although the election is still very far away, political interest has already began to gather.

As we speak, politicians and political parties have already rolled out plans and strategies for the 2027 election with many even going as far as calling for alliance to unseat the current government.

However, for Orji Kalu, the lawmaker representing Abia North Senatorial District, his dream is not to unseat President Tinubu but if the opportunity present itself, he would not hesitate to contest for the exalted position.

According to Kalu on Thursday, he is qualified to be president in 2027, adding that he would contest if President Bola Tinubu did not contest for a second term.

His words: “Let me tell you, first and foremost, I’m qualified to be a President, and I’m competent.

“We have already a candidate in our political party unless he is not running.
If the party gives me the opportunity to fly their flag, it’s a privilege, it’s not something that will I like? It’s an opportunity given by the party.
It’s not about me. My interest in 2027 is to come back, be a lawmaker, sit in the Senate and work in the Senate.”

Kalu also spoke about the hardship ravaging Nigeria.

Organised Economy

To him, the nation is in crisis because it had no economic processes and no organised economy, stating that he believed the government should cut down on expenses.

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“The record is that there is a worldwide deflation all over the world. It is bad in Nigeria because we have no economic processes.
We never had an economy since 60 years ago. There is no organized economy here. We have no light, we have nothing, and our stock exchange is just building up.
The institutions that drive the economy are very weak, and this is what President Bola Tinubu is trying to rebuild to make sure the institutions are strong.”

Tough Decisions

“Because if you continue with these handouts and a weak economy, you are not going to go on, somebody must make tough decisions. He might be right or wrong.
He’s making tough decisions for the future. The question is the Nigerian people, are they hungry? The answer is yes. But our looks worse because we didn’t make decisions at all.

“People in government ought to maintain austerity measures, I believe they should.
There should be more sewing our coat according to our size, scaling down on most things people in government do, scaling down on more gifts the government gives to other countries, scaling down on so many things”, the Senator said.