Kalu: Senators, Others Endorsing Tinubu Because of Faith in His Leadership, Policies

•Barau hails president for signing Kabo Federal Varsity bill

Sunday Aborisade in Abuja

The Senator representing Abia North, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, yesterday, the reason his colleagues and others were openly endorsing President Bola Tinubu for a second term in office was because of their confidence in his leadership and policies.

He, however, said the defection into the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and endorsements for Tinubu were not for the fear of the opposition.

Addressing journalists in Abuja, Kalu said Tinubu represented national unity and not a regional leader.

“I don’t think that a party like APC has anybody to fear. We are a ruling party;  we are passionate about Nigeria. We love Nigeria.

“So, there is nothing like fear. If the opposition doesn’t criticise us, who would they criticise? It’s their job to criticise.

“We are doing our job perfectly very well. And I hope that the Nigerian people will be less furious about what is happening in the country.

“Tinubu will be voted by both the North and South. It’s in the interest of every Nigerian that he returns in 2027,” he said.

Relatedly, the Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Jibrin Barau, has commended Tinubu for assenting to the bill converting the Federal Polytechnic Kabo to Federal University of Science and Technology, Kabo, Kano State.

The correspondences of the president on the establishment of three universities in Kano, Akwa Ibom and Oyo States were read on the floor of the Senate during Tuesday’s plenary presided over by the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio.

The Deputy President of the Senate,  sponsored the bill on the conversion of the Federal Polytechnic Kabo to the Federal University of Science and Technology.

He said the development reflected the president’s relentless quest to improve access to higher education and to fast-track the development of the country by providing the necessary skills to Nigerian youths.

Barau, in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ismail Mudashir, described education as the sine qua non for the development of all societies.

“As we all know, youths are the cornerstones of the development of all societies. The conversion of the Polytechnic to the University of Science and Technology aligns with global best practices.

“We have a large population of youths in this country, and in the contemporary world, human capital development is important in delivering a national economy and development.”