Obasanjo is a comedian – Kalu

Former Governor of Abia State, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu, yesterday dismissed ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo’s recent claim that he would no longer belong to any political party, describing him as ‘a comedian.’

Kalu, who is also the President of Slok Group, a global business empire, spoke at at a public enlightenment programme on the electoral process organised by the Organisation of Tadhamunul Muslimeen and the Ogun State chapter of The Muslim Congress, according to a statement by Mrs. Rubby Obinna of the Orji Uzor Kalu Media Centre, Abuja.

He described the claim as one of Obasanjo’s publicity stunts intended “to always distract Nigerians.” Kalu, however, charged Nigerians not to take Obasanjo seriously, “because he is a man who knows how to destroy Nigeria, while at the same time pretending to love the country.”

He described Obasanjo as “a turncoat than a patriot he has always portrayed himself to be.” He added, “Obasanjo is a man who would say that Nigeria needs ‘Do-tanks’ and not ‘Think-tanks.’ But he would be quick to reverse his statement at any given point in time, when he sees any opportunity that calls for him to do so. Obasanjo does not speak brightly, but comically.

“He wants people to laugh for him even on a serious matter of discourse. Obasanjo would always want the international community to see him as an innocent person.” He said the international community is watching Nigerians “as if Nigerians were bad people.” He also alleged that Obasanjo’s move to influence the government of President Muhammadu Buhari had been rejected by many people.

“Remember that a senator from Edo State was vehemently opposed to the Obasanjo’s Think-tank report submitted to Buhari. In classifying Obasanjo, the lawmaker simply said in a commentary: “How can Obasanjo be preparing a blueprint for Buhari? A Bini parable says, ‘How can an impotent man get medicine for his brother, who suffers weak erection?’

“The senator regretted that some great Nigerians followed Obasanjo as members of the ‘Think-tank’ team, oblivious that he was father of ‘do-or-die’ politics in Nigeria.

So, what is Obasanjo ‘think-tanking?” He said he would write letters to the United Nations Secretary General, the European Union as well as world leaders to pressurise past Nigerian leaders to disclose their sources of wealth.

He noted, “It is not fair to me in particular because I know that at the formation of PDP in 1998, I contributed N500 million. I don’t know how many of them that owned N500 million in 1998. But today I am a thief. I also contributed almost $1 million to Obasanjo’s campaign in 1998, when nobody had no penny to give. Why I am a thief today is what I don’t understand.”