With the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, challenging the results of the 2023 presidential election in court, attention has shifted to the race for the seat of the Senate president.
Orji Uzor Kalu is one of the leading aspirants for the position of senate president.
An online quote found on several Facebook posts has been attributed to Kalu, a member of the All Progressives Party (APC) and a former governor of Abia state.
In the viral post attributed to Kalu, Obi was asked to stop the court case against the president-elect, Bola Tinubu, or else Obi would be held responsible if Kalu does not win the senate presidency.
CDD Election War Room looked into the veracity of the quote, and here is what we found.
VERIFICATION
CDD Election War Room checked through major and credible media outlets to see if the statement was reported. However, there was no coverage of the statement.
We then checked through Kalu’s Twitter and Facebook pages and found that the senator has debunked the claim on his verified Facebook page, stating that the post was to tarnish his image.
Verdict: False. Orji Uzor Kalu has not said Peter Obi is to blame if his ambition to become senate president is not achieved. Kalu has put out a statement debunking the claim.