They never mean anything they say and never say anything they mean.
Orji Kalu wants to rule Nigeria, is he serious?
Would he have to run to his family before he makes decisions about the well being of Nigeria?
When Orji Kalu called Tony Anenih names and accused him(Anenih) of plotting to kill him. We all thought that atleast some one is going to tell it like it is. According to the report them, Kalu's deputy, Ogbonany had conveyed a message to his oga from Anenih. Ogbonaya denied ever relaying such message.
Kalu, shouted to high heavens that he is not a little boy and will not go down fighting. Well, sooner than later, his mother and other family members persuaded him to pipe low. and later on Oba of Benin persuaded him to calm down. Who is he fooling! and he wants to rule nija?
The latest now is that he granted an interview while in the United States. In the said interview he said Obasanjo was a killer and very corrupt. hello! hello!!
When he got back to Nigeria, his mother (again) accused him of wanting to kill her. quick quick, mamas boy, Kalu sent a letter of apology to oga Obasanjo, blaming his enemies.
Is this how mamas boy Kalu wants to rule nija?
he can never say anything and stick by it.
Kalu is nothing but a wimp. He is just a typical Nigeria politician, selfish, egoistical, corrupt and thinks all Nigerians are fool.
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Orji Kalu has denied calling Obasanjo a killer. But, here it is in black and white. Although I don't know if this Yoruba "journalist" can be trusted. This interview came in e-mail.
quote:“Obasanjo is a Killer, He’s Very Corrupt and Vindictive” - Gov. Kalu -Interview with Gov. Orji Kalu by Sowore Omoyele
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quote:Intro: I do not like public officials at all, especially those from Nigeria and it was mostly responsible for why I have always ignored” notices of arrival” of many Nigerian public officials to the US except if I could mobilize people to disgrace them somewhere in town. But then I have always read the Abia State Governors utterances in the press; he said that much when he said “I am a journalist’s delight” but I was not a journalist even though I have taken to writing a lot more for newspapers and the AFRICAN magazine, I am an activist and in my own judgment, I don’t think he is an activist, he loves to make noise about issues like no state governor will do in Nigeria, but he seldom follows it to any logical conclusion before he moves to raise the next “alarm”, to this end you can call Gov. Kalu an Alarmist!
I got a number from a friend telling me where Gov. Kalu could be located by phone in Maryland and I immediately dialed the number and there was the governor having his breakfast. He laughed heartily as I told him that I wanted to speak to him about so many of his controversial pronouncements, it was very clear that Kalu is one Governor who love to raise a lot of dust!
----------------------------------- Question: Mr. Governor, I saw you in the company of Abubakar in Chicago in 2000 where he had come to receive an award from the Chicago State University, you seem to be close to a lot of corrupt and terrible leaders in Nigeria yet you claim that you want to change Nigeria?
Answer: Yes, I know and love Abubakar very much, because while he was Head of State I know that a lot of people wanted him to extend his tenure beyond the transition program but he refused and I respect him for that, that was why I accompanied him to Chicago for the honor, but the protesters made a mess of the day for us and one of them almost fought me physically (it happened that it was me and I told him so), and we just didn’t expect that at all!
Cuts in… But it has been alleged that Abubakar was instrumental to the sudden demise of Abiola who you claim is also your close friend as well, why didn’t your sense of justice teach you not to be in company of such a person?
Answer: No, I do not have any information that Abubakar killed Abiola and I am still trying to find out, if infarct he did, I will never greet him again and this was part of why I was visiting Mustapha in prison to ascertain these facts, because you know that a man in prison can tell a lot about what ordinary people don’t know. But this government (Obasanjo) stopped me from visiting him and I could not make independent inquiries about those who killed Abiola. I was then not in a position to find out because I did not have the type of access I have now within the national security network, I have not been able to analyze the killing of Abiola very well. I hope we will find that out someday and you can trust that I will speak my mind about it. No matter whose ox is gored.
You make all these outrageous allegations about going-ons in the government- Chief Anenihs tenure at the Works Ministry, Bola Ige’s death, Slok Airline’s troubles and Obasanjo’s Corruption, Igbo Presidency in 2003 and then suddenly you seem to retreat or collapse entirely, this makes you sound like an attention seeking joker?
See, there is no governor in Nigeria that has the courage to speak like I do, I am not afraid to speak the truth, but at the same time I have two parents who are still living and every time they accuse me of wanting to “kill” them, then I slow down a bit and also there is the party machinery and elders who work hard to make peace between me and the president all the time and when they come to me and say ‘ol’ boy how can we settle this thing’, I let them prevail at times like in the case of Anenih, the Oba of Benin sent a plane to pick me up, he’s some 80 years old, it was difficult to turn him down. It is to my credit that I always make strong statements, like the “2003 Igbo Presidency Project” I gave up because my party-PDP chose Obasanjo as its flag bearer and I had to support him as a party man. I had no alternative than to support him!
Tell me about what you feel about the National Political Reform Conference being organized by the President. When are you sending your nominations to the president?
Well, I haven’t received any letter yet from the president to that effect, I am currently on vacation. What I can tell you though is that I don’t think Obasanjo is serious about this dialogue, I am more in favor of elected representatives of the people going to represent their views at any conference, the people should have been allowed to elect their representatives at a free election instead of the president and governors nominating people, there is no way such a conference can have credibility, that why I think the president is insincere about the dialogue being proposed.
So do you support a Sovereign National Conference instead?
I will not say so- I support it and I don’t support it, if I become president in 2007 I will allow the people of Nigeria to determine their choice for an SNC through a national referendum.
You were expelled from UNIMAID for being an activist?
Yes, I was suspended because we had disagreements with the school authorities and they later recalled me back, but my conscience did not allow me to go back. I would not go back to UNIMAID because my colleagues were not recalled and one of them took the case to the Supreme Court. I am an activist to the core; it is only that I am more of a capitalist now than an activist, If I wasn’t in government I will be more radical than some of you guys. Even under Abacha, Mustapha detained me for almost 5 months because I did not support his plans to succeed himself. But I have forgiven Mustapha and Abacha.
How did you transit from a University dropout to a mega millionaire in Nigeria, even when you did not get involved in shady deals, as you’ve always claimed?
I see money the way other Nigerians don’t know. I have been buying and selling for a long time, I was always buying and selling products that majority of the people ignore like Palm oil, I manufactured furniture and people buy from me including government, but I have never been a contractor to government. I have always bought and sold stuff and that’s how I made my millions…
Let’s talk about election rigging in the April 2003 elections it now well known that your party rigged elections everywhere in Nigeria- be honest didn’t you rig elections in Abia State as well?
In my state the elections were free and fair, even EU and foreign observers wrote me to congratulate me for overseeing a free and fair election in the state. You see, it was a free and fair election in Abia State that led the current Senate President, Wabara to loose the elections, even though he had been anointed by Obasanjo to be Senate President before the April 2003 elections! He lost and they rigged him in.
Cuts in. why didn’t you go to the tribunal to challenge that?
It is not my duty, I did not contest the elections against him, but he knows that he didn’t win, so if anyone is saying that people who did not win election should resign it should be Obasanjo first, Wabara next and others, that’s only fair. I think they are just witch-hunting Ngige because they don’t know what to do with Chris Uba.
They also say that you worship at the Okija Shrine with your mother?
That is total falsehood, I don’t believe in those types of things and this is just blackmail from some people. The truth is that I am a core Christian striving to become better with my God everyday. If I was at Okija Shrine my name would have been published from the “Okija register”, if only to discredit me. I must say though that the problem with the Nigerian nation today is not where or whom we worship, the real crime in Nigeria is the government that rules the land with hunger and poverty- and that is, this Godless government at the center today.
So, with Obasanjo -why do you hate him so much?
No, don’t say that, I don’t hate him. I don’t hate people. But I also don’t like close-minded people who are wicked and vindictive, the president is very vindictive, he doesn’t like to be challenged and if you challenge him he will not forgive you. He will do anything to finish you. Right now, he is after all my businesses-He cancelled my bank, Airline, Oil field, NNPC connections and every business I do he goes after. My business employs more than 12,000 Nigerians and Obasanjo is going after their means of livelihood simply because he can’t stand the truth. He doesn’t have a large heart at all. We have lost more than N12 billion in the last one year, But I don’t lose sleep over such things! That’s the kind of person the president is!
…And you claim that his anti-corruption stance is a façade?
Yeah, the president knows very well that he is a very corrupt individual. I have challenged him to that effect because I have some of his account numbers and if he challenges me, I will publish them with the amount of money in each of them. He knows that I am not joking, that’s why he kept quiet when I made that charge. I gave him N100 million for his campaigns 1998. Let him deny it anywhere!
Even the Western world knows that Obasanjo is very corrupt, that’s why they don’t take him seriously when he rants about anti-corruption
On top of that I believe the president is involved in some high level assassinations in the country, let me make it clear to Nigerians that the president knows those amongst his aides who assassinate people and he has not done anything to expose or eject them from the government. It is only logical to assert that he’s a killer too!
What is your problem with MASSOB, I mean they are peaceful and asking for self-determination for the IGBOs?
I just need to say this to the people of Nigeria, that MASSOB, OPC, Arewa, Niger Delta youths are only complaining because there can’t get jobs, and justice from government. That’s why I am running for President in 2007, and by the grace of God, I am going to win regardless of Obasanjo’s opposition, I am going to win and become president and you will see that the only thing people will be agitating for is how to get more and better pay from time to time, no one will be talking about Biafra anymore, there won’t be need for it.
What if you don’t win and the injustice against Igbos continue?
I believe that as long as those injustices continue there will continue to be agitation of different types and MASSOB will be justified to continue.
Where will you get the Angels from to help you govern Nigeria, even if you win come 2007? You should go and ask about me in my state, I don’t do favoritism, I will drop any officer appointed by me, if either they are corrupt or don’t do their job. I am very well known for sacrificing even my childhood friends if they don’t do their job!
You must be fearful for your life at times, apparently you fear for your parents’ life?
I am not, I don’t believe Obasanjo can kill me, especially if God is with me and I believe God with me and the good people of Nigeria are with me, when I was fighting Chief Anenih, Chief Gani Fawehinmi volunteered to defend me for free and that is what I mean about being supported by great many Nigerians who believe in change. Look at our country it is in shambles and yet people like Babangida who ruined the place for eight years are even thinking about coming back to power, we must all work to stop that and the fear of death cannot stop me from revamping Nigeria!
Now that you have mentioned Babangida, a lot has been said about you fronting for him, as matter of fact, it was widely reported in the media that when African Independent Television (AIT) was in financial crisis, it was you who took Babangida’s cheque to Raymond Dokpesi so that he could pay off the loan he owed to a consortium of banks?
That’s a big lie, I don’t believe in Babangida at all. It unfortunate that after he ruled and ruined Nigeria for eight years he is not even ashamed of himself. He is now planning to come back. I hope all Nigerians will stop him. His return to power will be a calamity. But I am sure he will be stopped and disgraced back into retirement!
What do you think about the sudden ‘retirement’ of the police Inspector General, Tafa Balogun?
I don’t have many facts about that case in front of me here, when I return back to Nigeria I will investigate for myself. But from what I hear, the IG was a very corrupt person. ------------------------------------- " Omoyele Sowore was former president University of Lagos Students' Union government, Nigerian pro-democracy activist and campaigner for Amnesty International USA. He is a writer and columnist for the AFRICAN magazine based in New York"
GOV. KALU AT THE "FOGGY BOTTOM" Aliche Christopher donaliche@yahoo.com Lanham, MD, USA
or some weeks now the most interesting thing in the life of the Igbo community around Maryland where I live was the ostensible interview granted Omoyele Sowore by Governor Kalu of Abia State. It was a big surprise to me, that even my wife, among all others, drew my attention to it. Everywhere you go-weddings, church, community meetings and even work, someone always pulls you aside as if they have a bag of gold to sell to you, it is always: nna, have you read that Kalu's interview?
Error! Filename not specified. At first when the interview appeared and was circulated, those of us who feel that Obasanjo needs to be put in his place were quite happy that Gov. Kalu has done it again! It was an exciting interview because the interviewer took his job very seriously, he fired questions laden with his political views at the Governor, but I felt proud overall that Gov. Kalu did not disappoint either in answering the entire question one after the other or in standing up against an arrogant president who has persecuted him and other Nigerians. I honestly don't need to hear a recorded tape to believe that the interview took place, if anyone has followed or met Gov. Kalu before in person he would never doubt that he granted the interview, I think he was just being his candid self on that day. Otherwise, I believe the interviewer must have been a genius to concoct an interview that represents the view of the Governor that accurately. What was very pathetic was the denial by Gov. Kalu of the entire interview; it was a sad reminder of his very unpleasant side. I remember how as we debated the interview with some of my friends who had sworn from the beginning that Gov. Kalu will deny the interview if it brings too much heat upon him. They described him as a rabble-rouser who blows hot and cold, and speaks from both sides of his mouth. This interview made me an interested researcher, one was to research on the so many statements and public pronouncements of the Governor, and I am sincerely more comfortable with those who had asked that I err on the side of caution when believing Gov. Kalu. I found out that sometimes ago in Sokoto State, he made a pronouncement about apologizing on behalf of the Igbos regarding the civil war. As the N'digbo went after his jugular he denied that he ever said it. Then it was the 300 billion-naira "war" against the PDP chieftain and untouchable extra -ordinary, Chief Tony Anenih, Gov. Kalu threatened brimstone and fire, he said he would do everything to expose the Benin chief, but suddenly he disappeared into the thin air only to return back to apologize to the party. We were getting to find out from this interview that it was because of the Oba of Benin that he chickened out- if it is not one traditional ruler, it is his parents! I could go on forever regarding Kalu's antecedents and match that with his current denial, which I consider to be shameful, not because he denied the interview but because of the patronizing language in which he couched his letter of apology to the president, hear him: "We can at times have our differences, but I have never taken it to such a level of extremity as painted by the interview" and then he goes further, "I have shown genuine friendship over the years and can never do anything to impugn your good self and the exalted office of the president. Let me use this medium to reiterate my commitment to the success of our present democracy and respect for your office and person" It is unimaginable that any serious minded critic of the present order or someone who wish to lead Nigeria to a new order will glorify the present democracy and the office of the president the way the Governor has done. Which Democracy is he talking about? Is it the same democracy that is dispensing pain and sorrow on Nigerians? Or the same democracy that gave the Senate presidency position to a man that didn't win an election in Kalu's home state. I am hoping that whomever advised Governor Kalu to deny the interview was fired alongside his cabinet members last week or so. It was the greatest disservice they have ever done to him. I am not in doubt that the interview won him a lot of converts and his shameful denial of it must have left him scrambling for credibility, which I am sure he will never get from any right thinking person who read the interview. The interview sounded very credible to me, especially after a friend told me that Gov. Kalu actually told him that he granted the interview but that he just didn't call Obasanjo a Killer. I have read the rejoinder written by the interviewer and I am very inclined to believe him very strongly. I can only hope that he will someday be honored for his courage and steadfastness in defending his position the way he did (to his credit, he didn't insult the Gov.Kalu in his rejoinder). I have read some background to his life too on google .com and can confidently feel satisfied that he was possibly a very credible Nigerian. He belonged to that rare but fading minority of Nigerians and I wish him luck! The situation of things in Nigeria of today lends credence to Gov. Kalu's accusation against President Obasanjo (even though he has denied it), that the president is corrupt, we should forget about all those anti-corruption crusade carried out by EFCC, they are total distraction and circus show done for the western creditors, the level of corruption going on in the presidency of Nigeria is mind boggling. As for being vindictive, how can we doubt that, when the president has demonstrated that in burning Odi village, Zaki Biam and numerous other acts of wickedness against Nigerians who oppose his rule? As for being a killer, well let me state by saying that a man who in the army supervised the surrender of the Biafra soldiers must have killed to tilt, most importantly are we all sitting here thinking Obasanjo didn't know who killed Bola Ige? If he did and he is still covering them up, can't we assume logically that he's a killer too? Apology to Gov. Kalu
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I gave up on Kalu long time ago, Remember last PDP presidential nomination, Before the PDP convention Orji Kalu flirted with that nonsense about we will not support Obasanjo, then went to the convention and made a U turn.
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This AGAVU – rogue called orji efelefu kamalu has no shame, after the chest thumping and noise, now comes the usual begging.
quote:Kalu to PDP C’ttee: We ‘re Ready for Genuine PeaceFrom Ugochukwu Eke in Umuahia, 06.09.2006
Governor Orji Uzor Kalu of Abia State, has told the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) South-east Reconciliatory Committee that his political structure in the state is ready for peace, so long as it is genuine. Kalu said if the peace move is not genuine, his group will jettison the PDP peace move, adding that his people are quite skeptical about it and had expressed doubts on the genuiness of the moves. Speaking in Umuahia, during the party’s Reconciliatory Committee meeting with his faction, Kalu said his organisation is the only one that can determine who will succeed him, and “we are not afraid of election, so long as it is free and fair.” He traced the party’s problem in the state to those who want to reap where they did not sow, and wondered “where they were when we were forming the party. Then, I played a major role, I was regarded as a good man, but today, I am being treated like a thief.” SHUT UP! YOU ARE ONE!
He demanded for a new party congress in the state, adding that it will help to settle various rifts in the party nationally, or else the party will not have any future in the next general election.
He commended President Olusegun Obasanjo for initiating the peace move, and approving a Joint Military and Police Patrol in Aba, which he said will save economic activities in the town. He said Obasanjo had good intentions for the nation, if not for sycophants who hover around him.
Also speaking, Chairman PDP reconciliatory Committee South -east, Professor Jerry Gana, thanked the Federal Government for the new security measure for Aba, which he said will boost the economy of the state. stressing that it is a fundamental requirement of any government.
Prof Gana said “I hope the people will cooperate to achieve peace for the party in the state and I also believe that the effort will not be in vain because injustice hinders peace as there will be no harmony where there is problem.”
He asked all present to be honest and open so as to imbibe the spirit of forgiveness stressing that PDP is the people’s party which some people are afraid of, as the party is know for its stand in true democracy.
Earlier the Vice chairman southeast, Fidelis Ozichukwu Chukwu said that they are determined to build bridges of friendship that will stand the test of time as well as make sure wounds of the past has healed. He described what I happening now in PDP, as a victory for the party, “as peace can only be achieved through justice, since there can be no Nigeria without peace.”
"He[orji] commended President Olusegun Obasanjo for initiating the peace move, and approving a Joint Military and Police Patrol in Aba, which he said will save economic activities in the town. He said Obasanjo had good intentions for the nation, if not for sycophants who hover around him."
REALLY? SHAMELESS COME, SHAMELESS DOES! Who does not know that the phalanx of undisciplined awusa militia in Aba is not borne out of concern for the people that call Enyimba home that what the criminal governor see as praiseworthy is action taken to checkmate Ndiigbo? Take for instance, between Onitsha and Owerri a distance of less than 60 miles, there are over forty police roadblocks for the only goal of extorting money from people. Mind you this crap does not occur in awusa area of the country. With this said, it is obvious that this small boy has resorted to his usual begging. What about the impenetrable orji, where is he? As empty skull, he and his advisors fell to notice that it’s a little too or four late. I guess he as a copycat is towing the modus oparandi of the gworo chewing nmee, atiku. Sorry, fella, too late!
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