Orji Uzor Kalu, former Governor
of Abia State and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has taken a
swipe at the former President Olusegun Obasanjo, over the latter’s continued
attack on the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration.
He claimed that the former
President brought corruption in the country, which then impeded the economic
growth of Nigeria.
Kalu, who made this known in his
speech during the APC presidential rally held in Aba, Abia State, on Tuesday,
also berated Obasanjo for trying to truncate the nation’s democracy with his
third term agenda.
According to him, “I saw a man,
called Olusegun Obasanjo attacking Mr. President. Obasanjo was a President who
brought corruption in Nigeria.
“Obasanjo is a man, who told
everybody that he never wanted third term, but, he wanted third term. My
problem with him was his third term agenda, my problem with him was that he
(Obasanjo) called me and former Speaker, Ghali Umar N’Abba that we should
change the electoral bill.
“I signalled N’Abba in his room
and I said, N’Abba, we cannot do this. Obasanjo turned himself to be a
dictator. How can you compare Obasanjo and Buhari together. Is there any
comparison? No. Mr. President had no comparison.
“Buhari want the judiciary to be
truly independent. The judges in Abia have told me that they are in the process
of receiving their salaries directly from the federal government.
“You have seen our roads, since I
left as Abia governor, look at our roads, we have never had any new road. When
they go to Abuja, they will tell Mr. President all kinds of lies, that Abia is
not APC.
“February 16 presidential
election is around the corner. The popularity of the party (APC) will be tested
in this soil (Abia). Abians are ready. We are going to give him 70 per cent
votes from this Abia State, to the glory of God”.
Kalu, however, canvassed total
support for the APC gubernatorial candidate in Abia, Uchechukwu Ogah, in the
forthcoming governorship election in the state.
He said, “Uche Ogah had been
tried and tested. He is coming from the private sector the way I came. I have
confidence that he will deliver dividends of democracy to the Abia people if
elected as governor”.
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