Mascot Uzor Kalu, brother to the Chief Whip of the Senate, Orji Uzor Kalu, has dumped the All Progressives Congress and formed a new party, Action People Party.
Senator Kalu made this known on his Facebook page on Thursday while expressing shock at the action.
He wrote, “I have received several calls from friends, associates, political stakeholders and leaders of thoughts seeking my opinion on the defection of my brother, Mascot, from the APC to Action Peoples Party, APP.
“Sincerely, the National Chairman, two Deputy National Chairmen of our great party including the Senate President persuaded him to remain with the APC but he declined.
“I was surprised to hear that he alongside other stakeholders launched the new party, Action Peoples Party, APP, yesterday, in Umuahia without informing me.
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“Well, I don’t have any issue with my brother; he has the right to take a decision on his political future, and, as a democrat, I acknowledge his right to determine his political affiliation and wishes him well.”
Pledging his loyalty to APC, Senator Kalu wrote, “I remain the Chief Whip of the Senate and a committed member of the All Progressives Congress, APC.
“I am even more determined to serve my people and facilitate more dividends of democracy to them.”
Mascot Kalu, a former Chief of Staff to Theodore Orji while the latter served as Abia State Governor, was the APC candidate in the last by-election for Aba North and Aba South Federal Constituency seat.