Some stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Abia State have endorsed the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, to contest the governorship election in 2027.
The endorsement was made on Sunday at a stakeholders’ meeting held in Umuahia, with participants drawn from the three senatorial zones and the 17 Local Government Areas of the state.
Some party leaders at the meeting urged Kalu to declare his intention to run, saying the party needed a candidate capable of winning the election.
Kalu responded by thanking the stakeholders for the endorsement but said he would make his decision known in the coming weeks.