Senate Committee on Privatisation Chairman, Orji Kalu, has called for patience with the federal government, stressing that President Bola Tinubu needs time to fix challenges facing the country.

Kalu appealed to South East people to support APC, saying that joining the party should be their decision and according to their conscience.

However He commended Ebonyi and Imo States governors,  Francis Nwifuru and Hope Uzodimma for tackling the fundamental problems in their states.

Meanwhile The former Senate chief whip admitted that Nigeria will lose about N289 billion if it failed to conduct the proposed National Population Census.