Defections Inconsequential To PDP- Orji Kalu

Former Governor of Abia State, Dr. Orji Kalu, , on Monday said he was not

afraid of any consequence of defection of five governors and 37

Representatives from People's Democratic Party (PDP) to All Progressive

Party (APC).
Kalu made the remark at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja,

Lagos, before travelling to Dubai.
“We are rebranding the PDP now and we will come out stronger after it'',

he said
He also said Nigeria would not disintegrate either now or in the near

future stressing that the nation would continue to wax stronger.

“We need the country more than the country needs us. The unity of this

country cannot be compromised. We are going to be the trustees of the

unity of the country.''
Kalu said that the Igbo ethnic group is not interested in the

disintegration of the country in spite of being a large group.

“There are Igbos in Sokoto and every part of the country. So, we are the

salt of the nation and ready for the unity and a more prosperous nation'',

the former governor said. (NAN)