Tinubu meets Orji Kalu behind ‘closed doors’ in Abuja

The President-elect, Bola Tinubu on Wednesday in Abuja, held a closed-door meeting with the Senate Chief Whip, Sen. Orji Kalu.

Kalu, who arrived Tinubu’s Asokoro position in Abuja at 5:31pm, decked in white attire and red cap, was once ushered precise into a meeting with Tinubu.

The Files Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that Tinubu returned to Nigeria on Monday after a four-week race in France.

Kalu, earlier than the closed door meeting, expressed gratitude to God for Tinubu’s a success race and right return to Nigeria.

The clarification for his or her meeting may per chance well now not be unconnected with the speed for the Senate Presidency.

Talking to newsmen after the meeting, Kalu said the neutral of his scramble to was once to officially welcome and felicitate with the president-elect on his return from a a success race in Europe.

Based mostly totally on him, the a success return of the president-elect attested to the comments which I made on Friday, in which I brushed apart claims that Tinubu is now not effectively and receiving clinical treatment.

Kalu who spoke all via the occasion of Mass in Abuja to heed his 63rd birthday, had said that Tinubu was once fit and wholesome and would return quickly.

“I told Nigerians that Tinubu is now not unwell and that he’ll return quickly and a few days after I made that commentary, this day probabilities are you’ll well well belief for yourself that he’s right here.

“So this reveals that our president-elect is fit and fully ready for the Job of leading Nigerians factual like I said.

“I factual came to congratulate and officially welcome him abet to the country and we’re ready to augment him for the duty ahead,” Kalu said.

Kalu said that they discussed some key concerns on the long term of the country.

On his ambition for the Senate Presidency, Kalu said that he remained the very best candidate among other contenders to accomplice with Tinubu within the total pastime of the country.

“I am the very best among all other candidates, I if truth be told be capable to unite Nigeria and I am the very best to work with our president-elect for the very best Interest of Nigeria.

“Nigerians deserve to indisputably feel the influence of our occasion. I if truth be told have the integrity, honesty and expertise to handbook the senate,” Kalu said.

Tinubu and Kalu were former governors of Lagos remark and Abia respectively, from 1999 to 2007 with a relationship spanning over 30 years.

While Tinubu served as a senator, Kalu is the scorching senator representing Abia North Senatorial District within the ninth senate.

Upon re-election, Kalu is a number one contender within the speed for Senate Presidency.