Northern Coalition Blasts Premium Times For Hachet Job On Sen. Orji Kalu 


A coalition of northern groups known as 
Coalition Of Northern Nigerian Youth, CNNY, 
has blasted Premium Times for promoting what the group called 'hatchet jobs' against Chief Whip of the Senate,  Senator Orji Uzor Kalu 



IGBERE TV recalls that Premium Times on Monday published a story in which the Newspaper queried Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)  for not re-arrangning Senator Kalu who was freed from Kuje correctional centre on June 2, following the judgements and orders of Supreme court and Federal High Court sitting in Lagos respectively. 


Kalu was sentenced to jail in December , 2019 following an allegation by the EFCC over misappropriation of public funds when he served as Abia State  Governor between 1999- 2007 . The judgement was however on May 8, 2020 squashed by Supreme Court, in a unanimous decision by a seven-member panel led by Justice Amina Augie. The panel  ruled that the judge that  convicted Kalu had no jurisdiction to do so and granted Kalu immediate release. 


The group in a statement made available to IGBERE TV on Tuesday,  signed by its  National Cordinator Amb. Zarewa Salisu Sageer  and National Secretary, Amb. Abu Bature Dandume, accused the online newspaper on what they referred to as  "engaging in paid junk journalism" . The coalition which comprises Northern Youth Council Of Nigeria, NYCN, Association Of Northern Nigerian Students, ANNS, Arewa Youth Consultative Council, AYCC, and  Arewa Youth For Good Governance, AYGG, said Premium Times has lost truth and decency for supporting those who has blackmailed and bullied judges into giving  arranged judgments. 


The coalition expressed their worry over Premium Times'  blind eye on   former Governors who stole money from government coffers and still stealing to concentrate on a man whose stint in politics has made him poorer . 


"Kalu stole no single dime from the government he served between 1999-2007. Kalu was stupendously rich before he became a governor . Many Nigeriana know the truth. The masterminds of Kalu's travails are only afraid of him because of his war chest in running for  2023 presidential election. They have been fighting him since 2007 because they dont want him to be President . A man that bankrolled Peoples Democratic party and Former President Olusegun Obasanjo with N500 Million and N100 million in 1998  respectively deserves some respect.  There are former Governors in Nigeria who has no known businesses attached to them but they are stupendously rich and the EFCC has neither said nor done anything . Why must it be a successful businessman like Kalu who  have contributed heavily on job creation in Nigeria? " The statement partly reads  


The Coalition also noted that asking EFCC to re-arraign Kalu is a greater confirmation that the agenda is not to fight corruption but to destroy Kalu in particular.  


The statement also  reads: " For an online newspaper that prides itself to be a defender of truth to be bought over by politicians whose interests are solely 2023 shows how petty and cheap Premium Times can be.  The December judgement that saw Kalu imprisoned for six months cannot be called a judgment.  It was a bullied and blackmailed judgment where Magu forced the judges to do his own will. There are several cases of former Ministers and Govenors who has corruption cases hanging on their neck.  We are surprised that neither EFCC nor Premium Times have made any statement on them.  




"We understand that some politicians who have interests in 2023 are afraid of Kalu .  Magu and his sponsors lost it immediately Supreme Court rescued the judiciary from their hands . They have  become jittery and unsettled about Kalu's growing popularity especially since we released our statement on our intention to support Kalu become Nigeria president in 2023. 




" Inciting the EFCC to begin another probe is a waste of resources.  The Nigeria constitution  does not allow an individual to be charged on the same case twice.  Why are the sponsors hell bent on abusing the judiciary ? They have bullied the judges into giving arranged  judgment against Kalu and now want to bully the entire  judiciary and constitution.  If Kalu is the only problem of the sponsors in achieving their presidential ambition,  then they should continue with their attempts to destroy him but should not forget what happened to their co-conspirators " the coalition said . 


Further speaking,  the coalition lamented that Senator Kalu is one outstanding  prominent Nigerian whose name have been dragged in the mud by persons who desired to use a willing media organization like Premium Times


"They don’t bother about abusing professional ethics once they are paid."

"The conspirators plan  has been  to hire such persons or use  obscure names to propagate blatant falsehood in order to achieve a desired end. Any media organization at the beck-and-call of the highest bidder like Premium Times is a total disgrace to the professional ethics of journalism " the coalition said 


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Source : https://igberetvnews.com/1367302/northern-coalition-blasts-premium-times-hachet-job-sen-orji-kalu/

Arrrrrrrh


This one my northern brothers are supporting Kanu I hope they won't cry in the later years. From the look of things they have endorse him.

Well it's alright .

Ok

Lolz.
The country is currently falling apart,killings here and there but the northern elites are only concerned about 'power'

So this well known Abia criminal is the Arewa youth new found love? Something is amiss.

Racoon:
So this well known Abia criminal is the Arewa youth new found love? Something is amiss.

haha u mean money has changed hands. This mushroom political jobbers are out to milk him of his dollars.

SMH

All of a sudden, the fulani savages from futajalon are defending a Southesterner, the very people they HATE with passion as part of Taqiyya to decieve the public that they are in support of Igbo presidency. No doubt fulani cabals ruling buhari's Terrorist regime have perfected plans to install a Corrupt Orji Kalu, perpetual Fulani slave succeed buhari as president come 2023. This explains why Orji was brough out of prison. The regime basically brought him out for use as a bergaining chip and insurance cover to protect their DEVILISH agendas - RUGA & FULANIZATION.
Should Kalu tow out of line during his presidency, his fulani lords will use his corrupt past to destroy him. Bloody terrorist.
Only a brainless person will fall for this cheap plot. In fact, any Southerner that falls for this pathetic fulani gimmick is nothing but a CAPITAL f.ool!
SOUTHERN PRESIDENCY IS NOT THE SOLUTION. OUTRIGHT DISINTEGRATION IS THE SOLUTION!!! OUR COUNTRIES MUST BE FREE OF INJUSTICE, TERRORIST MURDERERS AND ETHNIC SUPREMACIST.
DISINTEGRATION OF NIGERIA WILL SAVE MILLIONS OF LIVES FROM STATE SPONSORED TERRORISM! SUPPORT IT.

So confused ipob wants to present certified looter Mazi Orji Kalu for president of our dear native land of naija and are testing the waters hiding behind a shadowy group, so-called northern coalition!

Northern youths are not discussing about the killing ongoing in the north. well they don't care for their people anymore aslong as they have given them food to eat...
let us divide and we should all know what we stand for.

yoruba1914:
haha u mean money has changed hands. This mushroom political jobbers are out to milk him of his dollars.

this how they will change hand till they go borrow from their Chinese men to help u all

okay. Good morning Nigerian

He is the sole contender in APC of igbo extraction for the top job......He was a former governor with investments like slock airline, sun newspaper etc that created jobs for many youths....

Kalu stole no single dime from the government he served between 1999-2007.

Maybe these fictitious Northern youths have forgotten that Kalu was left off the hook not because he didn't steal bit because the judge that sentenced him wasn't the right person to do so - maybe part of the grand scheme anyway.

They are at the liberty to support their own 'thief' as other people have been doing to theirs too. But while at it, please don't insult our collective sensibilities.

Orji Kalu had nothing against him until he aspired to run for President in 2007.

Obasanjo illegally deducted N1.2 billion from allocation accrued to Abia State as a means to punish Orji Uzo Kalu for fighting against his third term ambition.

The concorted criminal case against Kalu was a political hit job to stop Kalu by Obasanjo using EFCC

Source: US Diplomatic Cable.

Remember, the same US Diplomatic Cable put Orji Uzor Kalu's annual profit from his international businesses @ $20 million.

He was already a money magnet in 1999. Remember, OBJ banned Slok shipping and Slok Airlines in order to stop Kalu.

LibertyRep:
Kalu stole no single dime from the government he served between 1999-2007.

Maybe these fictitious Northern youths have forgotten that Kalu was left off the hook not because he didn't steal bit because the judge that sentenced him wasn't the right person to do so - maybe part of the grand scheme anyway.

They are at the liberty to support their own 'thief' as other people have been doing to theirs too. But while at it, please don't insult our collective sensibilities.

Tell us what you know except what Obasanjo said to frame him in lieu of his third term agenda.

Do you know that Gen Buhari, Babangida and other third term antagonist signed a communique to support Orji Uzir Kali to run against Obasanjo should the third term agenda succeeds.

Ask yourselves why will Buhari give up his agenda for Orji Kali in 2007?

mu2sa2:
So confused ipob wants to present certified looter Mazi Orji Kalu for president of our dear native land of naija and are testing the waters hiding behind a shadowy group, so-called northern coalition!

Read Well...

Na Arrewa the support am...


Ipob no dey support anybody...

Exactly. But people will still fall for it my brother.. that's just how it is.

So many myopic ppl who are simply looking for what to eat today... forgetting tomorrow...will fall for their gimmicks

saaron:
All of a sudden, the fulani savages from futajalon are defending a Southesterner, the very people they HATE with passion as part of Taqiyya to decieve the public that they are in support of Igbo presidency. No doubt fulani cabals ruling buhari's Terrorist regime have perfected plans to install a Corrupt Orji Kalu, perpetual Fulani slave succeed buhari as president come 2023. This explains why Orji was brough out of prison. The regime basically brought him out for use as a bergaining chip and insurance cover to protect their DEVILISH agendas - RUGA & FULANIZATION.
Should Kalu tow out of line during his presidency, his fulani lords will use his corrupt past to destroy him. Bloody terrorist.
Only a brainless person will fall for this cheap plot. In fact, any Southerner that falls for this pathetic fulani gimmick is nothing but a CAPITAL f.ool!
SOUTHERN PRESIDENCY IS NOT THE SOLUTION. OUTRIGHT DISINTEGRATION IS THE SOLUTION!!! OUR COUNTRIES MUST BE FREE OF INJUSTICE, TERRORIST MURDERERS AND ETHNIC SUPREMACIST.
DISINTEGRATION OF NIGERIA WILL SAVE MILLIONS OF LIVES FROM STATE SPONSORED TERRORISM! SUPPORT IT.

Racoon:
So this well known Abia criminal is the Arewa youth new found love? Something is amiss.

before nko... Na why this country matter tire me

The North is looking to support whoever they are comfortable with, somebody that can do their bidding and protect their interest. Same way they were comfortable with Obasanjo in 1999 as opposed to Ekwueme.They probabaly want a president of Igbo extraction to quieten the Biafra agitation especially consideration the PR damage the Nnamdi Kanu led IPOB has done to the presidency. They don't care whether the person is corrupt or incompetent. This is the same reason why Nigeria is presently in its sorry state.

Buhari has only 3 long time and trusted friends in the South, Ogbonaya Onu, Ibikunle Amosun and Orji Uzor Kalu. Orji Kalu has been visiting Buhari in Kaduna since the early nineties despite being a friend to IBB while Amosun and Ogbonaya only came close to Buhari during the ANPP days. In fact, Orji Uzor Kalu was the first person to convinced IBB and Buhari to shake hands in public years after the coup.

Are you sure Buhari and his Fulani cabals are not up to something?