”Earth provides enough to satisfy every man’s needs, but not every man’s greed.’ … *Mahatma Ghandi”
Man must strive to reduce selfishness.
These were the timeless words of the classic philosopher *Fyodor Dostoyevs*. There are men who have jettisoned these words and they continue to swim in selfishness and greed.
I have seen a man so selfish and greedy, who puts his inordinate desires straight out in all his dealings with the people. One of such men is the Senator elect, Orji Uzor Kalu.
Inspite of the fact, that his victory at the polls is still a subject of contestation and controversy, Dr Orji Uzor Kalu, has continued to create more controversies by arrogating to himself powers like a tin god.
Since his declaration as a Senator-elect, Orji Uzo Kalu in his usual characteristics has made more noise than other similarly elected senators and even other ranking senators. His noise is so deafening that he has turned himself as an acknowledged jester.
He has made public statements more than all other Senators elected recently though most of such public statements, are debased, full of emptiness and ridiculous. Many wonder if it is all part of the euphoria of him having won a senate seat which he serially lost in the past.
A particular re-elected Senator from one of the South East States said, that Orji Uzor Kalu has no business in the Senate. He said he wonders how the people of Abia allowed him to the Senate.
The horse trading of who becomes what at the federal level from Abia is on. Recent findings has it, that Orji Uzor Kalu is pushing a list for ministerial appointment and his list contains the the name of his younger brother, Mascot Uzor Kalu as his first and primary nominee followed by one Martins Azubuike and Orji Uzo Kalu’s cousin Dr. Maduka Ukaegbu and finally Chief Mark Wabara.
With this list, as the selfish man that he is, it is so glaring why Orji Uzor Kalu worked against the party in the Presidential and gubernatorial elections.
In his cunning nature, Kalu deceived Senator Nkechi Nwogu PhD during the campaigns to shun certain approaches which unknown to her were calculated to make her less preferred by the people.
Kalu’s strategy of deception was to ensure she fails since they are in the same party and Nwogu been a ranking Senator would be more preferred than him towards the race for the Senate Presidency.
Orji Kalu preferred his political enemy Senator TA Orji from the rival PDP than Senator Nkechi Nwogu because of his greed and selfishness as we can now understand.
However, man cannot be God. Nigerians desire a Senate President who is reliable, well educated and honest. Senators from the North and West are not even comfortable with Orji Uzor Kalu, as he has been perceived as a very unreliable character.
Easterners have also has not forgotten his mamacratic misgovernance as Governor in Abia State for eight miserable years.
He built the foundation for the governance deficit Abia still experiences today. He destroyed Abia because of his personal agenda, family interest and selfish motives.
Orji Uzor Kalu should stop addressing his personal agenda under the cover of the people. Abia North citizens did not send him to the Senate. He bought his way in connivance with INEC and Security agencies. Several people in Arochukwu and ABSU ward, Uturu were disenfranchised because of his inordinate ambition and selfishness.
We are confident that someday, all these irregularities will be addressed.
Osondu Ogbanta writes from Arochukwu
