Tens of millions of people in eastern BiafraNigeria have been without electricity since Monday night.
Nigeria's Government's notoriously inefficient electricity network is proving to be an irrefutable evidence that Obasanjo’s government has failed. These types of inefficiencies are some of the reasons that more and more people are insisting upon a return to Biafra. It is said that Biafra had better electricity during the war than under Obasanjo's government. From BBC.

Hail Biafra

Again, as we Biafrans, pledge our solidarity with MASSOB and its peaceful actualization of Biafra, I did not see your pledge and/or contribution, verbally or signatorially.

The Guardian Online - http://ngrguardiannews.com
Tuesday, June 5, 2001
China to build N210b refinery, power plant for Akwa-Ibom
From Njadvara Musa, Damaturu
THE Akwa Ibom government and China have signed an agreement to build a refinery and an independent power plant at a cost of $1.5 billion (N210 billion).
Speaking in the Hausa Service of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) yesterday, Governor Obong Victor Attah disclosed that the two projects would be completed in two years.
He assured that the power plant project would enable the people and the organised private sector (OPS) in the state have an independent and reliable source of electricity.
He lamented that in the past 40 years, the supply of electricity to Akwa Ibom had been very erratic and adversely affected the lives, property and business of the people.
On the reason for building a refinery, he explained that the measure was in preparation for the control of all resources including oil by the state government and its people.
According to him, when the two projects are completed by June 2003, the refinery for example, will refine crude oil in the state.
He, however, said the refined petroleum products would not be for local consumption, but exported to West African and European countries to enable the state earn more foreign exchange at the international oil market.
On the agitation for resource control by the oil-producing states, he said: "I want to assure the people of Akwa-Ibom that the fight for the control of resources will be won provided that all the constitutional channels are duly followed with much consultations."
He mentioned that the resources of the oil-producing areas did not belong to the Federal Government but to the 36 states.
He, however, declined comments when asked what measures he would take if the oil producing states failed in their bid to take control of their resources from the Federal Government.
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Yeah, I read that c**p last night. I'd advised our people to go to Boston and tell him to "hands off" MASSOB, but no one would listen to me. You see my reasoning was that the guy has bought control of the Abia congress and whatever decision they take must have his blessing. He has just proved me right by accusing MASSOB of harassing Abia people.

Like Uwazurike said, the governors are feeling threatened by the increasing popularity of MASSOB.

I just perceive myself as Orji, who had been chosen by God to serve the people of his home state, Igbo and Nigeria in general.

Thursday, June 7, 2001 ANNOUNCE RUDOLF OKONKWO'S COLUMN TO YOUR FRIENDS

Orji Kalu Explodes! (Part 1)
I’ve been chosen by God to liberate my people – Orji Kalu

I approached the visit of Governor Orji Kalu to Boston with great apprehension. I have followed the man’s views as reported in the national press but, yet, have not got understood what makes Kalu tick. Over the weekend, June 1, 2001, Governor Orji Kalu came to Boston to partake in the alumni reunion of the Harvard Business School Executive Education. I was part of the group that attended the reception organized for him at the Constitution Ball Room of Boston Sheraton Hotel. I listened as Orji Kalu talked about Nigeria as a country of God with bad leadership. He maintained that he speaks the truth and will continue to do so as long as he is in government. He described corruption at all levels as the greatest problem facing Nigeria. Orji Kalu who flew into Boston that Friday had initially told his audience that he was tired and would like to go to bed and rest. But when he started what was supposed to be a brief thank you note, it ran into a two - hour-long speech about Nigeria.

He talked about Obasanjo, MASSOB, 2003 Election and many other issues. “A lot of things are happening”, he said. “If you need to know, I will need three and half hours to brief you all.” He was particularly concerned about the election 2003. He warned that, “If anyone or a group wants to do anything funny, that will not play well. It will be a tragedy. If they are not wise, we will have problem. Nobody will be capable of rigging the election. If you rig the election, you are touching the people and the people will react. The people will react badly and I will be with the people.”

Some have called him a populist, some a panderer. But listening to Orji Kalu, my perception was that this was a man with raw guts and clear idea of where he wanted to go. He showed no interest in following the conventional path. For Kalu, the only path for him seems to be the path he made. “I chose to be a man that would be remembered”, he said emphatically.

He blasted Igbo politicians who opposed his idea of Igbo Presidency come 2003 as traitors. “The presidency must come from the former Eastern Nigeria”, he thundered. “Anything less than that is unacceptable”. “I am prepared to be the lonely voice in the wilderness…. They tried to shut me up but I told them they cannot.”

It was vintage Kalu. He chided and also joked. Sometimes he would be laughing and some other times, he would be dead serious. The switch was swift. He came across as a man unafraid of holding unpopular opinions. MASSOB people, he said, are harassing his people of Abia state. In many instances, he reminded his audience not to mind what the government of Olusegun Obasanjo is saying… “They are all liars.”

In his welcome address, the president of the Igbo Organization of New England, Mr. Ben Azotam described Orji Kalu as trailblazer who has raised “the standard of governance to an enviable height in Aligbo.” Mr. Azotam urged the governor to continue to shine until the complete emancipation of Igbo Nation is achieved.

Governor Kalu, however, did not seem in need of any reminder of what he had become and the expectation that had been heaped on his shoulders. He spoke as a man fully aware of his place in history and very eager to attain the height of statesmanship. He was candid, unapologetic and full of zeal. He came across as a man in a race to fully live up to the bidding of his name – Orji, which means Iroko.

I left the Hall feeling that we have in Abia State a cross between Governor Jesse Ventura and Senator John McCain. I was particularly interested in finding out the man behind this political phenomenon called Orji Kalu. On June 2, 2001, I returned to Orji Kalu’s suite in Sheraton Hotel and had a 45- minute interview with the Governor. It was explosive. It was controversial. It was full of screaming front-page headliners. Below is the extract from the first part of the interview. In this part, I tried to reveal the man behind the name, Orji Kalu.

Nigeriaworld: Ten years ago, did you envisage you would be where you are today?

Kalu: Ten years ago, I planned to be governor. I wanted a genuine and systematical development of our people. I didn’t become the governor by chance. There was a program for it and that is the program that I am executing today. It is a covenant between God, Abia State people and myself. It is a three-way covenant. So it is not by accident. It is by planning.

Nigeriaworld: What do you like best about being a governor?

Kalu: When I took over the mantle in Abia State, I saw sad and strange faces. But today, I see smiling faces. When I started, there was lack of morale and direction. People were depressed, both the public and the private sector. After just two years in office, I can see people who feel they are part of Nigeria.

Nigeriaworld: What motivates you?

Kalu: My motivation comes from the people. If they are happy, I am happy.

Nigeriaworld: Who are your heroes?

Kalu: My heroes are the three major premiers of Nigeria – Dr. M. I. Okpara, Chief Obafemi Awolowo and Ahmadu Bello, each for a different reason. M. I. Okpara for bringing agriculture as the mainstay of the economy. Awolowo, for believing in redeeming his people, putting them into school and getting them up in the process. Ahmadu Bello for believing that the best approach to governance was to develop the people of the North. You can see that all of them are my heroes.

Nigeriaworld: Is there one person you would give credit for what you are today?

Kalu: Firstly, I give credit to Almighty God. Secondly, I give credit to the people of Abia State. Thirdly, I give credit to Professor Jubril Aminu, the present Nigerian Ambassador to the United States for his guidance. And fourthly, I give credit to all my village people. These are the four people I will give credit for their support.

Nigeriaworld: If someone were writing a book on you, what title would you want for the book?

Kalu: I do not know. I am not a journalist like you and it would be very unbecoming for me to decide.

Nigeriaworld. What is your greatest personal strength?

Kalu: It is honesty and saying it the way it is. Those are the greatest attributes that I have. Professor Jubril Aminu inculcated them in me when he told me that the greatest strength of any man is when he sees the truth and speaks the truth.

Nigeriaworld: You have been called several things – Maverick, amongst others. How do you perceive yourself?

Kalu: I just perceive myself as Orji, who had been chosen by God to serve the people of his home state and to liberate the tribe called Igbo and Nigeria in general.

Nigeriaworld: If you were to change something about yourself, what would you change?

Kalu: There is nothing to change.

Nigeriaworld: What is your favorite movie?

Kalu: I don’t watch movies. I have no time for movies. I have not watched a movie in 15 years.

Nigeriaworld: Have you read any book of recent?

Kalu: Oh! Yes.

Nigeriaworld: What is the last book you read?

Kalu: I am reading a book now that I can show you. It is about the former Prime Minister of South Korea… called “From Third World to First World”. It is a book that I want everybody to read because it is full of magic.

Nigeriaworld: If you were to die and reincarnate, who would you want to come back as?

Kalu: Orji

Nigeriaworld: How would you want to be remembered?

Kalu: I want to be remembered just like any other leader who had been part and parcel of his people. I want to be remembered as a leader who found time to sincerely touch the lives of his people. There is nothing else to remember.

Nigeriaworld: What do you fear most?

Kalu: I fear nothing except God.

Nigeriaworld: Has your life ever been threatened?

"MASSOB people, he said, are harassing his people of Abia state."

I'm surprised that you guys did not see thru Orji Kalu's guise. It's sheer political rhetoric.
The guy's ambitiously going for the jugular veins of Nigeria's presidency for 2003.
He's exuding such relentless determination that he'd not suffer anything/one that pose a deterrent.

I have no idea who you call sabo but if it is nigeriaworld or Rudolf, I think you owe them an apology. Statements like that are really very unfortunate and totally unwarranted.

Dr. B,

I too had a problem with the kind of questions Rudolf asked the Governor. It reminded me of children magazines I use to read as a kid. But since this is only a part 1 of the interview, I will wait and see what the rest of the interview will read like before I condem the messenger.

Amanda,

Kalu inferred that he (Kalu) believe in redeeming his people(Biafrans), "putting them into school and getting them up in the process". He also believe that "the best approach to governance was to develop the people of the East."
Now you see why he called them his heroes?
Now, is this not what a true Biafran wants?
Biafrans, first.

>>> In as much as I think he is the best Igbo material(crude and wealthy)for Nigerian leadership or is it rulership sef?, he'd be over stepping his bound if he thinks we can be handed over to the caliphate signed, sealed and delivered.<<<

Hail Biafra

Amanda,

Ask Laolu Akande or Reuben Abati. Reuben went to Ota and was thinking about Aremu's salad, rice and daughter's name while it took an oyibo journalist Barnaby Philips to ask Aremu questions on Odi. Of course we know what happened afterwards as Aremu resorted to verbal abuses. It was the same day he insulted the female journalist for asking him questions on his poverty aleviation program.