The Chief Whip of the outgoing senate, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu could not hold back tears while giving his speech during the valedictory ceremony of the red chamber on Saturday.
Kalu, a former governor of Abia state, while weeping, stated that he was labeled a thief by some entities who conspired against him.
According to him, “Before I came into politics, I could buy anything money could buy. I’m not a thief. Those who put me in prison know the reason. They took over my businesses and wanted to kill me, yet I survived it, and I’m in the Senate with you.”
The chief whip said before he ventured into politics, he was wealthy and played a critical role financially in the formation of the Peoples Democratic Party.
Senator Kalu stated, “I have never lacked, while I was in the Peoples Democratic Party where I served for two terms as governor, I brought the money they used to form that party, every penny, in 1997 and 1998, and I later became a thief.
“People I gave transport money from my house in Victoria Island became agents. This is what Nigeria represents.”
Senator Kalu, who is also a frontline contender for the leadership of the 10th Assembly, said that the country was not fair.
He added, “Thank you for giving me these four years of uninterrupted support. This country is not fair.”
