Former United States of America (USA) Ambassador to Iraq and renowned diplomat, John Negroponte, has shared the position of former President Ibrahim Babangida on the best candidate for the position of President of Nigeria in 2023.
Babangida had a few weeks ago, in a well-circulated video interview, mentioned the like of former governor of Abia state, Orji Kalu, as a good presidential candidate for the 2023 general elections.
He called on Nigerians to support a presidential candidate not above 70 years old, with global business experience and robust network of contacts of friends and associates across the nooks and crannies of the country.
Speaking on the sidelines of an event in Virginia, USA, Negroponte who was one-time Director of National Intelligence under President George Bush of USA, stressed that Nigeria as the most populous country in Africa, could attain greater heights through credible leadership.
The renowned diplomat stated that like former President Babangida mentioned, the like of Orji Kalu, a highly detrabilized Nigerian with robust accomplishments in the global business circle, who currently serves as chief whip of Senate in Nigeria, could champion a good cause for Nigerians, if given the opportunity.
He called on Nigerians to embrace peace and dialogue as tools for fostering national development.
The renowned diplomat took the opportunity of the occasion to convey his greetings to former President Babangida on the occasion of his 80th birthday.
As the 2023 general elections draw nearer, there are agitations for a candidate of South East extraction to emerge as President.
Orji Kalu, who served as two-term Governor of Abia state, was one-time presidential candidate on the platform of the Progressives Peoples Alliance (PPA) in 2007 presidential election. (Elombah.com)
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