helinues:


See question, just because of SP position?

You, people, should try and be wishing others the best

See bitterness written all over your comments and emotions.

How many APC Senators are in South-south compared to the Southeast?

helinues:


Una acclaimed neighbors, you people don't even want their progress.

SS people are noticing though

What exactly has South-south done for Southeast politically?

For the new generation of Nigerians, this is a short political history of the man Orji Uzor Kalu

Orji Uzor Kalu: A Failed Second Term, And A Wobbling Presidential Ambition.

By

Nnaemeka Oruh

liliemmy@yahoo.com

No doubt the Abia State Governor Dr. Orji Uzor, Kalu was one of the best performing Governors of the 1999-2003 tenure. In terms of developmental projects Orji Uzor ranked amongst the best out of the thirty – six State Governors. It was an achievement conditioned by – I believe- a deep seated desire to make an impact on the lives of his people. Some however believe that it was a businessman-politician’s market gambit an assertion which Orji Uzor Kalu’s present stance seems to be underlining.

Whether or not he has an ulterior motive for his initial developmental efforts, in Orji Uzor Kalu’s Abia State, people began to feel the impact of Government in a more integrated form. Tarred roads emerged over night, Electrification projects were extend ed to many rural areas, Bore-holes were sunk and indeed poverty alleviation got a little boost especially from the DR ORJI UZOR KALU TRANSPORT LOAN SCHEME.

Critics will say that the type of tarred roads that the Orji Uzor administration provided us with are inferior especially when compared to the legacy of the Mbakwe era, - this is largely true –but one can easily muster the excuse that it is better to have the type Orji Uzor’s government provided, than to have none.

Indeed when Orji Uzor Kalu made public his intention to vie for the 1999 Governorship elections in Abia State, many people did not give him a chance. Most of us believed that his more educated rival Prince Vincent Ogbulafor who was a relatively better known man in the state would emerge victorious. But like a determined fighter and a dogged politician, Dr Kalu elbowed his way to the governorship position. He did not stop there, he made sure his praises were sung by people who saw his handiwork. So loud was the song that in 2002, a few months before the 2003 elections, Orji Uzor, was already confident of his return to the Governorship seat.

A FAILED SECOND TERM

It is not too early to assert that Orji Uzor Kalu’s second term as the Governor of Abia State has been marked by gross failures. Very few people in the state would claim ignorance that Dr. Kalu is no longer ruling the state. One is forced sometimes to say that Dr. Kalu’s second term serves as a compensatory period for his retinue of thugs. A period of aggrandizement for them all, and a callous watch on the exploitation of the masses who temporarily witnessed a new lease of life during Orji Uzor Kalu’s first term in Office .

In the Umuahia North Local Government, where the World Bank Housing Estate, Umuahia is Located, one witnesses the flagrant conjuring up of bills attached to shop ownerships, Business centre operations, bills on sanitation and even street number allocations. This is from a people who had paid the exorbitant and indeed fast increasing Development fee attached to plot ownership in the estate. The most Unruly thing is the manner of enforcing the payment of these bills. Over night, motor parks touts have been transformed into Government workers, and now parade the streets of World Bank, with keys looking for who to pounce on. Try and prove uncooperative either in paying the fees or bribing them, and they will descend on you with the fury of the hungry lions that they are. A case of disorder in the capital city of Orji Uzor Kalu’s State, an eloquent display of what follows the government of a crude businessman

Some may point out that the collection of bills mentioned above is the brain child of the Umuahia North Local Government Council. This may be true to an extent, but I have two questions to ask : Have we forgotten that the taxing of small time business premises (indeed retail shops) and residential buildings in th e state was the brain child of Orji Uzor Kalu’s first term?

Secondly, what has Dr. Kalu done to quell this ugly trend that is raising its head in the heart of his capital city?

Nor is that all, almost all the projects put in place by the Kalu administration during his first term in Office are crumbling under his very nose. The roads in Aba speak volumes. What has happened to maintenance policies and indeed to the execution of further developmental projects? Are we to believe that having secured a place in the governorship position of the state, that the young governor is now more interested in conquering new domains, hence his 2007 presidential ambition?.

A WOBBLING PRESIDENTIAL AMBITION.

Even at that, one witnesses a short sighted incursion into the presidential bid. A novice as Orji Uzor Kalu cannot afford to say that he is overtly sure of his ability to win the presidency come 2007. Despite the fact that he appears to be the only Igbo presidential aspirant at the moment (forget the comical show of one Chief Muscle) one knows that even with the pulling together of all Igbo votes, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu cannot see the presidency. Apart from that, Orji Uzor Kalu cannot even boast of being able to capture all the Igbo votes. Reason: Orji Uzor Kalu has a track record of many betrayals of Ndi Igbo. The most glaring one is this:

In 1999 during the Igbo convention, Orji Uzor blazed into the limelight with his assertion that it was high time an Igbo president was elected. 2003 was his target year, but some months after making that utterance, Orji Uzor was to recant it by endorsing Obasanjo’s Second tenure and asserting that it was not time for Ndi Igbo to produce the Nigerian president. Now he is aiming for the presidency, does he expect Ndi Igbo to forget so easily his betrayal and take him as their candidate.Besides; is it really time for Ndi Igbo to produce the country’s President considering Kalu’s earlier position? Is it that the time for an Igbo president must conform to the time Orji Kalu is ready to go for the presidency? One more question: Is Orji Uzor really serious?

I say no to the last question for in the manner of Chief Rochas Okorocha, Orji Uzor has emerged with only one intention: advertising himself, and getting compensated with a political appointment. Who would say he does not know that this is true?

During Chief Okorocha’s 2003 presidential campaign period, many believed he was serious, and actually began to perceive his as the Voice of the young Igbo generation, a hope for Ndi Igbo’s much desired hold on the presidency. I was sceptical from the outset. It was so easy to see through Okorocha’s charade.

Simply, I checked his antecedents and found no solid political structure to underscore a serious presidential bid. It did not take long for Okorocha to prove me right, that he was only one thing: Obasanjo’s political tout. The rest is history. A come – and - share position as an adviser to OBJ turned out to be the means of unmasking the masquerade Okorocha.

I sincerely think that Okorocha’s position is also Orji Uzor Kalu’s position. The difference between the two, which will soon become manifest is this: while Okorocha was matured enough to allow us guess the reason behind his action, when the time comes, Orji Uzor will embarrass us all with uncalled for excuses that cannot hold water, and that are worse still, self contradictory!

The problem with the young governor is that his excuses are bound to change depending on who interviews him at particular times, and whatever new goal he aims at.

Despite all these, Kudos need to be given to the young governor for his magnificent strides in Nigerian politics even if the common – people affecting strides were only witnessed in his first term in Office.

http://www.gamji.com/article4000/NEWS4911.htm

StreetFight:


Only a mentally unstable person will believe this nonsense you posted from your anus. It was actually Orji Uzor Kalu and his mother that were Hindi under Emilokan Tinubu’s bed when Obasanjo set out to completely destroy the kalus

Can you give us an link were Uzor Kalu ran to Tinubu from 1999 to 2007

helinues:
Fake faker Fakest

Kalu should go and demand SP from either Lawan or Atiku

You are just an infant in politics.

Where were you when Tinubu was practically hiding inside Orji Kalu's mother's house in 2006/7 for safety from Obasanjo's onslaught?

How can Cabal manipulate a Cartel Head? We know it's practically impossible.

Cartel leader that doesn't take no for an answer. You wan die?

FreeStuffsNG:

DSS will arrest and prosecute you all one after the other.
The link you shared has the authentic pictures and below is the photo Channels Tv released.

What you have there alone will make Channels Tv be invited to court to be part of the prosecution witness in your trial , prosecution and subsequent sentencing to jail.

All these anti Democratic threats are becoming worrisome and is constituing cyber terrorism.

Who and who are in court or jail for posting all those photoshopped photos and videos of Peter Obi?

Stop threatening people on Nairaland

Fucklove:
Senior man abeg you know where Sexkillz dey? Na him and the babe run things that year

Ishilove is different from Ogugua.

TCN has no business with the payment of electricity in ABA.

Enugu Electricity Distribution Commission is the company that has a contract with TCN and not Cities and States.

He is lying. You can't declare your asset in the middle of the regime. The said assets were purchased in 2021.

His assets declaration was done in 2019 if any not in 2021.

Legitisreal:
The joke is on you if Satan didn't have Dominion over man and the world then there was no point in Jesus coming

Satan proved his Dominion when he showed Jesus the entire world and told him to just worship him to have it

He wasn't bluffing that's why Freemasons rule the world and government all over on his behalf

Jesus Christ restored the relationship between God and Man.

Satan has no Dominion over trees, fish and animals. It's still a man that tries to dominate them one way or another.

Satan can't even produce a "toothpick" let alone an aircraft.

Satan didn't collect it but some animals got their freedom from Man's authoritarian rule.

There was no history of animals attacking man before the fall of man.

You never see something until you see professional addition

+5 5 0
+2 5 0
=7100

Getting 7,100 instead of 800

Nothing like carrying one just the addition straightforward.

Nigerians, not necessarily Obidients because I am Obidient but Tinubu is my second preference for the fact that he got foresight and the capacity to get things done.

It's resentment and not hatred. It's all about his character and lifestyle.

His style of leadership is the same as drug cartels. He doesn't take criticism from his subordinate. He is highly autocratic.

Air Peace should just risk it and speak directly to the Nigerians in Sudan about where to meet them, the date and the time.

Just get those 5500 Nigerians out in peace.

richmond500:
I am from SS, there is no way I'd have heard about a nameless militia from SE.

Oga, I no know about Obi and gazzette case, i know for sure that Obi no get mind to sue gazzette, them go just drag Obi like generator if him take this case too far.
It's better to let it die a natural death

Nobody is from South-South. To call your village name dey fear you?

Spill it out if your papa born you well.

MaxInDHouse:


There are GIFTS of God's Holy Spirit as well as FRUIT of God's Holy Spirit.

The GIFTS has stopped since 2,000 years ago so don't let anyone deceive you that you can have any supernatural gift because it has ceased! 1Corinthians 13:8-10

But as for the FRUIT of God's Holy Spirit this one will continue to time indefinite that's why Jesus foretold that it's by the FRUIT (not GIFTS) of different sects you will know which is of God and which is not of God! Matthew 7:15-18

If you want further clarification feel free to ask!

Who is this Antichrist?

2 Timothy 3:1,5,7 KJV
This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. [5] Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away. [7] Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.

A very commendable in-depth review and analysis.

Jogs1900:

If Abure refuses to settle with Apapa, I see him going to jail for forging court documents.

Were you there when the documents were forged?

How can court agree to out of court settlement if a judicial document and judges signatures were faked?

You can use simple computational logic to see frame up and lies from the Apapa camp

Muslim - Muslim ticket that 33% of Nigeria supported compared to 67% which voted against.

This is not a winning argument. APC parliamentary majority has nothing to do with Muslim/ Muslim tickets. If APC Christian Senators and Representatives were to be removed from the APC Parliamentarian then APC will be in the minority.

GeneralPula:

Okay. Mr.perfect..

In such a remote village with no car inclined, if it was you, what would you have done? Would you carry the corpse on the head?

Motor cycle can carry caskets. Caskets are not hard to make. You can use planks to construct or arrange woods in an orderly manner for a good viable coffin.

Dangote refineries and fertiliser plants are proceeds of money laundering and fraud.

We all know that Globacom is a proceed of corruption but was allowed to stay.

Saga16:


Why she come run?

By the way, I thought she was dying of cancer.

What happened to that?

She elected to return to Nigeria and face the charges but Nigeria and EFCC refused and told British Court to try her in the UK.

Who is the hypocrite and the prevaricator?

Do they manufacture Garri and Akpu? The most staple food (with rice) in Nigeria. Is food processing not manufacturing?

When you are bereft of the idea of what manufacturing means and how encompassing it can be.

FreeStuffsNG:
Hmmm. This is the fallout of the most toxic form of divisive tribal/religious campaign by the online mob of Mr Obi.

I hold a different opinion; the SW state must collaborate by reciprocity. Your state of origin must have given same opportunity to Yoruba in their land before you can get any opportunity in Yorubaland.

Southwest states must give jobs , land cofo, political apoointmentd, admission, contracts etc to ONLY indigenes of states that have given same opportunities to the Yoruba living in their land.

Our resources and opportunitie in the SW are finite and the more others come in and are given, the more the Yoruba may likely resent such a system.

Only those states that can collabirate with us by reciprocity genuinely desire our progress.

If we do not do something fast about our all comers approach to opportunities in Lagos and SW, there will be a more serious violent form of this current problem in the future.

States are subnational level of govt and their 1st priority is to their own people. It then means if you now want to give opportunities to Igbo, you need to give only to indigenes of SEstates giving your indigenes and the Yoruba living on their land same opportunities. That is a sustainable way unless we want xenophobia in Yorubaland.

Since 1999, no single Igbo states has given a job to Yoruba whereas a state like Kaduna has done so. We should collaborate by reciprocation with Kaduna by giving their indigenes jobs over indigenes of a SE state for justice, equity and fair play.

Igbo should not cheat Yoruba and Yoruba should not cheat Igbo.

PETER Obi and Obidients got a Yoruba woman the highest political office in Abuja while the most toxic ethno-religious group is burning with hate and bigotry for losing Lagos State.

It means the vocal minority in Lagos State needs to be tamed by the force of the law.

Dual citizenship isn't a problem but the nature it was acquired and lying under oath is a serious offence to justify disqualification.

How a person gets so much concerned with what and how people spend their money should be a cause for concern.

What an expression of bitterness.

What Buhari sees as Christians Agenda is what you want him to sign. It's not possible. Buhari will veto it by default.

Reintroduce the bill in the 10th Assembly and Tinubu will sign it by September latest.

blacknp:
You people always want to provoke the polity, then find a way to drag other Nigerian tribes into your problems, under the guise of victimization?

Carry your cross by yourself.

Obi Catholic Man, a Judas that betrayed the foundation (Apga/Pdp) that made him who he is in politics, cannot be President of The Federal Republic of Nigeria, it has nothing to do with other tribes, be it either Yoruba Pentecostal, or Ijaw Anglican.

Stop sugarcoating your bigotry and hate.

We are used to it.

When they say Peter Obi will not be President, all those people who made the Statement meant Igbos cannot be allowed to be President in Nigeria. They next goal post will be "Christians can't be president again in Nigeria.

Make no mistake, that's the fact and it's a hate speech.

When did interrogation become arrest? Who bailed Peter Obi and why was Peter Obi allowed to continue with his journey in UK?