Ex-Governor Orji Kalu fires back at Obasanjo, says former president does not mean well for Nigeria
Orji Kalu, a former governor of Abia state, has hit back at ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo over his letter to President Muhammadu Buhari criticising his alleged poor handling of the economy and advising against contesting the 2019 presidential election.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Kalu spoke at the Murtala Muhammed Airport 2, Lagos, stating that Obasanjo had no moral right to comment on such national issues.
The former governor added that Buhari’s government may be slow in taking critical decisions, but had done well in tackling corruption.
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According to him, Buhari had recorded modest achievements in his two and half years tenure, which necessitates his re-election.
“I am not going to talk about former President Obasanjo’s letter because I am going to make some consultations with the United States, Germany, China and the United Kingdom, then I will come back and speak on that letter.
“I think Obasanjo’s letter is not in the best interest of Nigeria. I don’t want to reply him because I have given you examples times without number.
“There are three express roads Obasanjo refused to build when he was the president of Nigeria; Port Harcourt-Okigwe-Umuahia-Enugu expressway. It is being built now by the Buhari administration.
“Another one is the Enugu-Awka-Onitsha Expressway. It is being built now by the Buhari administration. Obasanjo did not build it.
“Then there is the Onitsha-Owerri-Aba Expressway. The Buhari administration is building it now.
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“Between Obasanjo and Buhari who should I call my friend in real terms? So Buhari is my friend; he is a better president," Kalu said adding that Nigerians have also not forgotten the $16 billion wasted on building power plants by the Obasanjo administration which yielded no result.
NAIJ.com earlier reported how the Kogi state governor, Yahaya Bello, on Tuesday, January 23, said President Muhammadu Buhari would win the 2019 presidential election despite opposition from some quarters, Daily Independent reports.
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Source: Naija.ng