Senator Orji Kalu has slammed elder statesman, Edwin Clark
and former President Olusegun Obasanjo, accusing them of being dishonest in
their support for Igbo presidency.
Recall that Edwin Clark had accused Kalu of betraying the
South-East and its quest for the 2023 presidency.
And reacting to Clark’s claim, Kalu in a statement on
Thursday, said it was actually the elder statesman, who was betraying the South
East and the region’s bid to produce the next President.
Kalu said that it was the betrayal of such elder statesmen
such as Chief Clark and Obasanjo that made him drop his presidential bid.
According to him, “These men think they are fooling the
South East by coming out to mouth their belated support for the region while
they receive other aspirants from South South and South West in their houses.
“I’m sure you have also read what I said about him [Edwin
Clark], that they betrayed us,” Kalu told Channels Television on Monday
evening.
“Chief Clark is an elder statesman, I wouldn’t want to talk
about him. But if Chief Clark is of good conscience, he will not be welcoming
presidential candidates from South South and South West to his house. He would
have told them that it is the turn of the South East.
“They’re just saying this two weeks ago but I’ve been saying
this for the past two years that President of Igbo extraction would solve the
problem.
“Why didn’t he ask Silva to drop his ambition for me if he’s
an honest man? I saw President Obasanjo also saying he wants us to go to the
South East.
“Why is he saying it today? He should have done it when he
was the President, he had all the power to do it. These people think we’ll
continue being their fools.
“We’re not going to be fooled… these people should stop
deceiving us. If you want an Igbo man to be President…they should call all
these people and tell them…’please don’t buy forms, allow only the South East
to buy.'”
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