When Bola Ahmed Tinubu said Emi Lokan, he was using the power of confession and seeing it came to pass, Orji Kalu is follows in that path.
He is saying Emi Lokan, but this time about what people refer to as the number 3 position in political ranking.
‘Emi lo Kan’ translates to; ‘it is my turn’.
Mr Tinubu said it was his turn to be president of Nigeria and a few months later, he was declared president-elect.
This was after winning the 2023 presidential election against 17 others.
Similarly, the former Governor of Abia State and Chief Whip of the Senate, Orji Kalu, has declared that it’s his turn to be Senate President in Nigeria.
Kalu, who just won his re-election into the Senate to represent Abia North declared his intention to be Senate president on Tuesday.
Other persons contesting for the position include Godswill Akpabio (Akwa Ibom); Sani Musa (Niger); Barau Jibrin (Kano); and Dave Umahi (Ebonyi).
A ‘Humble’ Senate President
Kalu has hinted at his humility which he believes makes him deserve to be Senate president.
He says he has not changed his phone number in years despite being governor.
Kalu said: “It is my turn to become the Senate President. If I’m elected Senate President, I will be team Nigeria.
“I’m going to work in every corner of Nigeria. I schooled in Maiduguri, Borno State.
“I started my business in Lagos and spread it across all state capitals. My first name will be team Nigeria, my last name will be team Nigeria.
“Remember, I’m the only former governor who has never changed phone lines for more than 20 years.
“I’m still willing to maintain that telephone number to answer all my calls. I’m not going to switch off my phones because I’m Senate President.
He expresses hopes that Nigerians will have him in their prayers to emerge.
“I’m hoping that Nigerians will pray for me to become Senate President because it’s my turn,” he said.
How A Senate President Is Picked
The party with the highest number of senators usually produces the Senate president.
The ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, which Kalu belongs to has won 57 out of the 109 senate seats so far. That is the majority.
Tinubu is yet to choose a successor for the current Senate president, Ahmad Lawan.
However, it is widely believed within the APC circle that the position should be zoned to the South East to create a sense of belonging for the first time.
The Senate president would be chosen in June when the president would transmit a letter to the Clerk of the National Assembly to convene and inaugurate the red chamber.
