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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Ahead of the forthcoming presidential election, the Chief Whip of the Senate, Orji Kalu has claimed the presidential candidates of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, and the Labour, LP, Rabiu Kwankwaso and Peter Obi, respectively, are indirectly \u201cworking\u201d for the victory of the All Progressives Congress, APC, flagbearer, Bola Tinubu, by dividing southern votes.<\/p>\n

Kalu stated this while featuring on the Channels Television\u2019s Political Paradigm programme aired on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

He said the voting base of the APC in the North-West and North-East geopolitical zones remains intact.<\/p>\n

The APC chieftain also said he does not believe in pre-election polls, which have put Obi ahead of the 18 presidential candidates, including Tinubu.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t believe in the poll; the poll is not realistic,\u201d Kalu said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf the poll wants to be realistic, Kwankwaso and Peter Obi are working for us because nobody has touched our base; nobody has touched the strongest base of APC. The North-West and the North-East are our bases.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut come to the South-East, it is divided, come to the South-South, it is divided, it is finished with Obidients. Nobody has touched our base; our base is still intact; it is as good as anything,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Nigeria. 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