Former Abia State Governor, Dr Orji Uzor Kalu, has
apologised to people of the state for choosing
Governor Theodore Orji as his successor in 2007.
He expressed regret over the choice and
acknowledged that it is a monumental mistake.
Kalu worked with Governor Orji as his Chief of Staff
for eight years, after which he anointed him to
become his successor. He had worked hard for the
victory of the governor, who was in detention during
the campaigns and election in 2007.
In a letter to the people of Abia State, entitled: “Now
is the time for Peace and Reconciliation”, Kalu urged
them to put the mistake of his supporting Orji
behind them, and face the future.
The former governor said the challenges ahead of
Abia people are greater and mightier than those they
had already overcome, saying that there is an
urgent need to convene a mini-Summit mid-
January 2015 to discuss the way forward for Abia.
He cautioned that people of the state cannot afford
to fold their arms and watch mediocrities toy with
their collective destiny.
His words: “One fact all of us should bear in mind
is that our state has drifted dangerously in the past
eight years. We may wake up one day and discover,
to our chagrin, that our state has been mortgaged
on the altar of greed and selfishness, unless we do
something drastic now to avert it.
“No time is better than now for us to work together
to reposition our state. We are blessed with rich
human and material resources, yet our state is very
backward in terms of infrastructural development.
“We did our best to develop Abia State between
1999 and 2007, in spite of the staggering problems
we met. We thank God for the wisdom and strength
he gratuitously bestowed on us, which saw us
through.
“What we achieved might not be adequately
appreciated today. I am confident posterity will
judge us better”.
He said that coming together to discuss the way
forward in Abia State will eliminate acrimony, which
is brewing steadily among those who felt short
changed in the just concluded primaries of different
political parties, and produce suggestions that will
promote peace, progress and development of Abia
State.
On the forthcoming general elections, Kalu said that
since there is a resolution to collectively throw
support behind President Goodluck Jonathan’s
reelection bid, whatever is left of other political
positions will be distributed in such a way as to
promote equity and fair play.
He said that the survival and sustenance of the unity
and progress of Abia people should not be decided
by one man but through a collective decision and
choice.
“The interest of our state is bigger than the interest
of any one man. We must place our collective
interest above our personal, parochial, and narrow
interests. We cannot afford another round of lousy
and clueless leadership characterised by
egocentricity, arrogance and mindboggling
malfeasance.
“We need a clean break from our past to chart a
new course for the growth and development of a
new Abia State.We must have made mistakes
individually and corporately; it is now time to
reconcile and move on. What is paramount is the
new attitude we bring to the table. This new attitude
should be built on mutual trust, respect for one
another, love and reconciliation.
“I urge all of us to embrace the new wind of change
blowing in our state. This is the only opportunity we
have to right the wrongs of the past and build a new
Abia State in which our millions of youths will be
gainfully employed, in which peace and harmony
will thrive, and in which the fear of God and love of
neigbhour will flourish”

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Them don start again o.

I just hope Abians will vote the right man now. The same Ochendo is now going for senate ? Wife as honourable in abuja and son as honourable at the state level. Abians please vote wisely.
#my1cedi

OUK ruined Abia. Looted our treasury