Obasanjo is a comedian – Kalu

Following the comment credited to ex-president Olusegun Obasanjo, which was published in national dailies, that he was yet to officially join any of the political parties, a former Governor of Abia State, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu has described such comment as one of Obasanjo’s publicity stunts to al­ways distract Nigerians.


Kalu, however, has 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. The former governor, who is also the President of Slok Group, a world-wide business empire, has described Obasanjo as a turncoat and not a pa­triot he has always portrayed himself to be. 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, Kalu says. Obasanjo does not speak brightly, but comically.

He wants people to laugh for him on even serious matters of discourse. Obasanjo wants the international com­munity to see him as an innocent per­son, Kalu said 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 and that the international community was watching us. Kalu said that Nigeri­ans did not mind Obasanjo and his call on the international community, saying that whatever Nigeria has become to­day, Obasanjo made her. Obasanjo does not know how un-seriously people take him. Obasanjo’s posture and move to influence the government of President Muhammadu Buhari has been rejected by many people.

 - Daily Sun