The Abia State Governor, Chief T.A. Orji has watched with interest the various reactions trailing Orji Uzor Kalu’s barrage of lies against the State Government and indeed the person of the Governor. Interestingly, he has been replied by persons who are not even in government or close to the governor. Many of them provided glaring evidences that should serve as food for thought for Orji Uzor if he still has any iota of the fear of God.
The Governor is not keen on responding to Orji Uzor because it would amount to responding to the wrong person. Those who had been Governor truly know that there is not hidden about the finances of a State especially as it concerns servicing of external debts. The State Government would not have made up those figures to discredit him.
Elder Mrs Eunice Uzor Kalu was the de facto Governor because while Orji Uzor Kalu pursued his private ‘okirika’ business with vigour, he left the day to day running of the State to his mother, the self – styled autocratic ODIUKO. It is therefore possible that Orji Uzor did not know how much was borrowed. Now, that he is awakened from his long slumber, he should ask his mother.
Governor T.A. Orji restates without mincing words that he inherited a debt burden of Twenty eight billion naira (N28b) which Abia State Government has since been servicing. The Governor is waiting for Mrs. Eunice Uzor Kalu to make a statement regarding the real position of debt burden. It is at that time that the Governor would give a more detailed reply. In the meantime, Orji Uzor should stop exposing his ignorance and keep minding his private business which he did for eight years he was ‘toddler Governor’.
As for asking for forgiveness, any human being should oblige the other forgiveness. However, since forgiveness is an entirely spiritual matter attached with some statutory obligations, it would be right to advice Orji Uzor Kalu to start by publicly renouncing OKIJA politics and may be seek God’s intervention for the very many atrocious and unprintable acts he committed as ‘toddler Governor’.
His claim of opening roads in Aba is already in the competent court of public opinion. History will vindicate the just, while God will punish the wicked.
• Emezue is the Chief Press Secretary to the Abia State Governor
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