The former governor of Abia State, Orji Kalu,
caused a stir on Wednesday when he told
an audience at the Lagos Sheraton Hotel and
Towers that he was not a politician.
Mr. Kalu spoke at an event marking the 20th
anniversary of the annulment of the June 12,
1993, election, organised by the Save
Nigeria Group.

Expectedly, the comment elicited loud
murmuring from the audience interrupting
the former governor in mid speech.
“I’m not a politician… Excuse me, pardon me,
all my life I’ve been building institutions in
the private sector. I’m not a politician, this is
why I speak the way I speak from the
heart,” said Mr. Kalu.
“I don’t care who thinks I’m going to offend
him, my duty is to speak the truth. You can
go home and hate me, you can come home
and like me but the truth must be said,” he
added.

Mr. Kalu also blamed monumental corruption
for the nation’s woes, singling out President
Olusegun Obasanjo’s government whom he
said embarked on a lot of white elephant
projects.
“I want to challenge those people in the
corridor of power. I’m not a court of
competent jurisdiction, I can never be one. I
was governor for eight years and when
somebody go to court of competent
jurisdiction to charge me on security votes,
because I didn’t support things government
wanted me to support,” Mr. Kalu said.
“And the same people, I challenge them, see
the government that spent 6 billion, Pastor
(Tunde) Bakare talked about 12, 16, 13, 14
billion, these are dollars, not naira.
“And till today the government has not
brought those people to book. Do we really
want a change? We are not looking for a
change. Before we talk about change,
government must bring so many people to
book.
“You cannot be talking about electricity,
most of the projects counted here President
Obasanjo started …, I was governor then, I
flagged it off, and billions of dollars we were
putting down, where is the money?”

The former Abia State governor noted that
economic growth does not signify growth
until it impacts on the people.
“Economy cannot grow on 8 per cent, 9 per
cent, 10 per cent without postal services,
without highway being paved very well,
without electricity supply, without people
coming out of school and going to work,”
said Mr. Kalu.
“I have never seen any president of Nigeria
that talks about job creation, you can say it
but they are not doing it. I have fought to
set up industries right from my mother’s
womb, that is the truth.
“I built the first major industry in Aba in
1982, the Slok Vegetable Oil. I mean,
business men and women should make
efforts to complement what government
and the people are doing,” he added

Smartsyn: The former governor of Abia State, Orji Kalu,
caused a stir on Wednesday when he told
an audience at the Lagos Sheraton Hotel and
Towers that he was not a politician.
Mr. Kalu spoke at an event marking the 20th
anniversary of the annulment of the June 12,
1993, election, organised by the Save
Nigeria Group.

Expectedly, the comment elicited loud
murmuring from the audience interrupting
the former governor in mid speech.
“I’m not a politician… Excuse me, pardon me,
all my life I’ve been building institutions in
the private sector. I’m not a politician, this is
why I speak the way I speak from the
heart,” said Mr. Kalu.
“I don’t care who thinks I’m going to offend
him, my duty is to speak the truth. You can
go home and hate me, you can come home
and like me but the truth must be said,” he
added.

Mr. Kalu also blamed monumental corruption
for the nation’s woes, singling out President
Olusegun Obasanjo’s government whom he
said embarked on a lot of white elephant
projects.
“I want to challenge those people in the
corridor of power. I’m not a court of
competent jurisdiction, I can never be one. I
was governor for eight years and when
somebody go to court of competent
jurisdiction to charge me on security votes,
because I didn’t support things government
wanted me to support,” Mr. Kalu said.
“And the same people, I challenge them, see
the government that spent 6 billion, Pastor
(Tunde) Bakare talked about 12, 16, 13, 14
billion, these are dollars, not naira.
“And till today the government has not
brought those people to book. Do we really
want a change? We are not looking for a
change. Before we talk about change,
government must bring so many people to
book.
“You cannot be talking about electricity,
most of the projects counted here President
Obasanjo started …, I was governor then, I
flagged it off, and billions of dollars we were
putting down, where is the money?”

The former Abia State governor noted that
economic growth does not signify growth
until it impacts on the people.
“Economy cannot grow on 8 per cent, 9 per
cent, 10 per cent without postal services,
without highway being paved very well,
without electricity supply, without people
coming out of school and going to work,”
said Mr. Kalu.
“I have never seen any president of Nigeria
that talks about job creation, you can say it
but they are not doing it. I have fought to
set up industries right from my mother’s
womb, that is the truth.
“I built the first major industry in Aba in
1982, the Slok Vegetable Oil. I mean,
business men and women should make
efforts to complement what government
and the people are doing,” he added

The man was right afterall, he was never a politician but a looter of public funds.

Smartsyn: The former governor of Abia State, Orji Kalu,
caused a stir on Wednesday when he told
an audience at the Lagos Sheraton Hotel and
Towers that he was not a politician.
Mr. Kalu spoke at an event marking the 20th
anniversary of the annulment of the June 12,
1993, election, organised by the Save
Nigeria Group.

Expectedly, the comment elicited loud
murmuring from the audience interrupting
the former governor in mid speech.
“I’m not a politician… Excuse me, pardon me,
all my life I’ve been building institutions in
the private sector. I’m not a politician, this is
why I speak the way I speak from the
heart,” said Mr. Kalu.
“I don’t care who thinks I’m going to offend
him, my duty is to speak the truth. You can
go home and hate me, you can come home
and like me but the truth must be said,” he
added.

Mr. Kalu also blamed monumental corruption
for the nation’s woes, singling out President
Olusegun Obasanjo’s government whom he
said embarked on a lot of white elephant
projects.
“I want to challenge those people in the
corridor of power. I’m not a court of
competent jurisdiction, I can never be one. I
was governor for eight years and when
somebody go to court of competent
jurisdiction to charge me on security votes,
because I didn’t support things government
wanted me to support,” Mr. Kalu said.
“And the same people, I challenge them, see
the government that spent 6 billion, Pastor
(Tunde) Bakare talked about 12, 16, 13, 14
billion, these are dollars, not naira.
“And till today the government has not
brought those people to book. Do we really
want a change? We are not looking for a
change. Before we talk about change,
government must bring so many people to
book.
“You cannot be talking about electricity,
most of the projects counted here President
Obasanjo started …, I was governor then, I
flagged it off, and billions of dollars we were
putting down, where is the money?”

The former Abia State governor noted that
economic growth does not signify growth
until it impacts on the people.
“Economy cannot grow on 8 per cent, 9 per
cent, 10 per cent without postal services,
without highway being paved very well,
without electricity supply, without people
coming out of school and going to work,”
said Mr. Kalu.
“I have never seen any president of Nigeria
that talks about job creation, you can say it
but they are not doing it. I have fought to
set up industries right from my mother’s
womb, that is the truth.
“I built the first major industry in Aba in
1982, the Slok Vegetable Oil. I mean,
business men and women should make
efforts to complement what government
and the people are doing,” he added

The man was right afterall, he was never a politician but a looter of public funds.

He is a thief and a looter. He looted Abia state fund for his private use and business. He laid no foundation in Abia, nothing to be remembered for.