As the South-East continues to push for power shift in 2015, former governor of Abia Sate, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu yesterday urged ambitious northern politicians to tap from the wisdom of Alhaji Ahmadu Bello, Generals Yakubu Danjuma and Abdusalami Abubakar.
According to Kalu, the trio, all prominent northerners, looked at the larger picture even when opportunity offered itself, and chose not to satisfy self first. He said: “Alhaji Bello, the Sardauna, would have been the first Prime Minister of Nigeria in 1957, but he dashed it to Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa. “As Premier of the North, he brought fellow premiers, Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe and Chief Obafemi Awolowo together, ahead of the 1957 Constitutional Conference in London where among other things, it was agreed that the country should have a Nigerian prime minister. Even when Zik and Awo took up positions in Lagos, the Sardauna chose to remain in Kaduna.”
On Danjuma, Kalu brought in the assassination of General Murtala Mohammed in 1976, saying “Danjuma could have usurped power then. The head of state was dead, his next in command, General Olusegun Obasanjo’s fate was unknown since the bullets meant for him landed on Ordinance boss, Col. Reys Mathew Dumuje. As Army Chief, Danjuma sent Lt. Col. Ibrahim Babangida to shake Lt. Col. Bukar Dimka and later, Lt. Col. Chris Ugokwe to clear Radio Nigeria. He would later encourage Obasanjo, who had emerged from Col. Olu Bajowa’s house, to take over.”
The former Abia State governor also gave credit to General Abubakar, adding, “here was a man who was to be retired in June 1998, his month of birth (June 13, 1942) and a tough month (following June 12) since 1993.Then he got the Presidency on a platter of gold. “With both Air Force and Army background, Abubakar could have continued with military dictatorship.
He chose to leave in 11 months, a man of honour,” Kalu said. Concluding, Kalu said the journey to 2015 needed more men of honour and honesty leaders with a sense of history, patriots, who would stand up against marginalisation and preach a fair deal for the Igbo.
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This man call Kalu is realy sick. Are you trying to deceive people,mostly the Igbos. Better go back and read the history, of what Sadauna of Sokoto, Amodu bello said in 1960. about the south and the Igbos. Why are you bringing all these evil doers out now. Man use your fucking brain. Yes the north is emulating what Amodu bello said. Just to kill southerners and never allow them to have control of their future. Amodu bello said it.
This man called Kalu is love with the worst elements from the north.
Kalu my brother you are selling out by your sense of history. Ahmadu Bello who wanted Nigeria to be the estate of his grand father Usman Dan Fodio, an agenda that has caused much Igbo blood.. this is your model in the north you would like northern politicians to emulate?
DY Danjuma killed his Boss an abormination the army, yet he went on to shed much Igbo blood.. Kalu are you a stranger in Igbo land?
Kalu, who in Nigeria politics outclassed Zik, why is it that your eyes is always on one northerner or the other. Go back to Aba and start from there – clean up the mess before thinking of being president of the north..
My respected OUK, your sin now is that you have “Angelize” demonds! Is Ahmed bello not the man who indoctrinated d north with this kill-them-all syndrome?
T Y Danjuma has no place in history. He should be tried at the ICC. DON’T SET OUT TO PLEASE ANY IDIOT. IT IS EITHER IGBOMAN IN 2015, OR NIGERIA WILL GO DOWN THE DRAIN. NO TWO WAYS ABOUT.
A nice move there my brother kalu am strongly behind you, this is the most wiseseirs comment I have had from any igbo politician.
My word of advise is always remember where you’re coming from and where you’re going be a nigeria president not igbo president become a president of all.
I will work for you to see you a successful mission.
those of you that are condeming the kalu are mad, can you mention any patriotic nigerian than those that he mentoned? those of that don’t know any thing in the history of nigeria than your selfis interest and ibo’s maginalization sense. Who can point at the wealth that this people gathered? May God make it possible for us to apprecitate our patriotic leadr, ibo are dos scatter peolpe in nigraia and ungratefull people, May God forgive your succession senseee
@Francis cole and Enyibe. Its obvious you both lack a sense of even simple comprehension.
I urge you both to either read the report again or go live in the gutters where you belong.
Besides Dr Kalu is not ur age mate or level at all.
Even if you disagree with he’s points, do so constructively. Be wise young men.
Your word returns to you 7times over – you’re angry and cursing because you’re not blessed..
@COMR EMEKA DR KALU IS A COWARD OKAY LET HE GO AND SIT DOWN AND STOP DECEIVING HIS SELF I DONT KNOW WHY WE IGBO ARE LIKE BE DECEIVED BY ALL THIS CRIMINALS IF U ARE ABIA GO THEY U WILL SEE THAT THIS MAN DONE NOTHING FOR HIS STATE
Orji Uzoh Kalu is not the best material the Igbo Nation should present when is their for Presidency. The likes of Anyaoku, Governor Obi, Senator Ekeremadu are Owelle Rochas are good enough to become the President of Nigeria. Governor Obi is highly focused and dedicated towards making Anambra a developed state if not for the flood disaster that have rubbished some of his achievements.
Nigeria will experience progress and development when the politicians in South West, South East and South South agree to work together on one united political platform devoid of dirty politics of the past.
Now the igbo want 2 tell us that sardauna is a man 2 emulate becouse they need support 4rom the north, but y kalu refuse 2 remember us dat they are d 1 kill d sardauna & tafawa balewa, kalu u can fool us stop calling dat name just get support 4rom the north.
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THE WAR OF WORDS BETWEEN THE YORUBAS AND THE IGBOS
AS YOU MAY HAVE KNOWN, I AM FROM RIVERS STATE AND MARRIED AN IGBO WOMAN FROM UMUAHIA. THE ATTITUDE OF MY WIFE AND MY INLAWS TELL ME A LOT OF STORIES ABOUT THE IGBOS. I CAN CONFIRM THAT GOD IS WITH THE IGBOS. MY WIFE AND MY INLAWS ARE FANTASTIC PEOPLE. I HAVE 8 CHILDREN , FOUR BOYS AND FOUR GIRLS FROM MY DEAR WIFE. THEY ARE THE PRIDE OF MY COMMUNITY TODAY. MY SECOND WIFE IS FROM IS FROM AKURE AND SHE HAS 3 CHILDREN FOR ME. SHE ALWAYS COMMENDS THE IGBOS. SHE IS STILL WITH ME AND ALL OF US LIVE IN HARMONY TOGETHER.
YORUBAS LISTEN. IT IS US NON-IGBOS THAT DID WRONG TO THE IGBOS DURING THE CIVIL WAR. THIS WAS MADE POSSIBLE BY THE LIES GOWON AND HIS BROTHERS TOLD US IN THE RIVERS STATE AT THAT TIME. THEY TOLD US THAT IF WE LEAVE THE PROPERTY OF THE IGBOS, WE WOULD BE THE GREATEST LOSERS. CEAZE THEIR PROPERTY AND THEY WILL NOT HAVE MEANS TO SURVIVE AND YOU WILL BENEFIT FROM THAT. THEY TOLD US THAT THE IGBOS ARE BAD AND WOULD BUILD ALL OVER THE STATE AND OUR CHILDREN WILL HAVE NO PLACE TO BUILD IN FUTURE. WE BELIVED THEM AND SEAZED THEIR PROPERTY. WE SACKED THEM FROM OUR STATE. THEY WENT TO THEIR STATE, SOUTH/EASTEN STATE. WE THOUGHT THEY WERE DYING. THEY SURVIVED MORE THAN US WHO WERE DECEIVED BY AND AWOLOWO. PLEASE DO NOT BE ANNOYED BECAUSE I MENTION AWOLOWO HERE. WE NIGERIANS OWE APOLOGY TO THE IGBOS BECAUSE WE DID THEM WRONG BY THE WAY WE TREATED THEM DURING THE WAR. I DO NOT KNOW HOW YOU WILL FEEL IF THE BUILDINGS YOU IN ONITSHA , OWERRI, ENUGU WERE TO BE SEAZED BY THESE STATES ESPECIALLY IF ANOTHER PERSON FROM ANOTHER STATE WERE TO INSTIGATE THAT SEISURE. IF YOU ARE FROM LAGOS , AND HAD BUILDINGS IN IBADAN, AKURE, ONDO OSHOGBO WERE TO BE SEIZED BY AN INSTIGATION FROM SOMEBODY FROM THE NORTH. YOU ARE FROM THE WESTERN REGION AS THE IGBOS WERE FROM THE EASTERN REGION. WE WERE THE SAME REGION UNTIL GOVWON DECEIVED US TO DO WHAT WE DID.
HOW WOULD YOU FEEL IF YOU HAD £2,000,000, IN YOUR ACCOUNT AND SOMEBODY CAME AND SAID YOU HAVE RIGHT TO ONLY £20? THINK ABOUT IT. SURELY YOU WILL FEEL VERY BAD. DURING AND AFTER THE WAR ONE OF OUR BROTHERS, A WRITER WOULD NOT LET IGBOS TO REST. HE PAID FOR IT. YOU CANNOT SLAP A BABY AND AT THE SAME TIME TELL HIM NOT TO CRY. I AN NOW 84 YEARS OLD AND WHAT I SAY IS TRUE BECAUSE I WAS AROUND WHEN MEETINGS WERE HELD TO SEE WHAT TO DO WITH THE IGBOS. I DID NOT KNOW THE IMPLICATIONS UNTILL SOME FEW YEARS LATER. WE THOUGHT WE WOULD BE BETTER THAN THE IGBOS. WERE NOT.
MY DEAR PEOPLE FROM YORUBA LAND, CHINUA ACHEBES WRITE-UP DID NOTN INSULT THE YORUBAS. HE TALKED ABOUTG ONE PERSON LATE CHIEF AWOWLO. IT IS UNFORTUNATE THAT YOU HAVE TAKEN IT AS IF ACHEBE INSULTED THE YORUBA RACE. YOU ARE WRONG. THINK ABOUT WHAT YOU SAY AND WRITE. THE HOUSAS ARE LAUGHING AT US HERE IN THE SOUTH IF YOU DO NOT KNOW THAT. THE OTHER DAY A FRIEND OF MINE TOOK US TO HOTEL PRESIDENTIAL IN PORT HARCOURT. THIS WAR OF WORDS BETWEEN THE YORUBAS AND THE IGBOS CAME UP. ONE ALHAJI AND HIS FRIENDS WERE ON A DIFFERENT TABLE EATING AND DRINKING. I HEARD THEM SAY THAT IF THERE IS A WAY TO MAKE THE YORUBAS AND THE IGBOS FIGHT, THAT THEY IN THE NORTH WILL BE VERY HAPPY. I WANTED TO CHALLNGE THEM BUT MY FRIEND RESTRAINED ME FROM DOING SO. THE WRITING OF ACHEBE SHOULD NOT CAUSE THIS TYPE OF ACRIMONY. MY PEOPLE SAY NOW THAT IF THE IGBOS ARE ELIMINATED, IT WILL BE VERY EASY FOR THE NORTH TO OVER RUN THE SOUTH TO FULFILL WHAT AHMADU BELLOW SAID. THAT PUSHING THE SOUTH INTO THE ATLANTIC OCEAN. YORUBA PEOPLE, PLEASE STOP THIS WAR.
TO THE IGBOS
YOU SUFFERED HUMILIATION AT THE INSTANT OF THE NORTHERNERS. YOU DID NOT DIE RATHER YOU CAME UP STRONGER THAN YOU WERE. I WOULD ADVISE YOU TO FORGIVE AND FORGETWHAT HAPPENED IN THE PAST. LOOK AQT THE HISTORY OF THE JEWS. THEY SUFFERED AND NOW SEE HOW STRONG THEY ARE. MY FATHER USED TO TELL ME THAT IGBOS HAVE JEWS ORIGIN. MY SON WHO WENT TO ISRAEL LAST MONTH TOLD ME THAT SOME NAMES THERE ARE LIKE IGBO NAMES. A BOOK I READ SOME FOUR YEARS AGO SAID THAT THE IGBOS HAD THEIR ORIGIN IN THE HEBREW. THEY ARE GOD’S PEOPLE. PLEASE, PLEASE DO NOT ALLOW THIS WAR OF WORDS TOBRING SOMETHING NASTY IN THE SOUTH. THE HAUSAS ARE LAUGHING AT US IN THE SOUTH. YORUBA/IGBO LOVE ONE ANOTHER. LET US IN THE SOUTH FORGE AHEAD TOGETHER. NO MORE RANCOUR, NO LOVE LOST. LET US LIVE TOGETHER. WOLE SONYINKA, PLEASE ADVISE YOUR PEOPLE. CHINUA ACHEBE, PLEASE ADVISE YOUR PEOPLETO STOP AND FORGIVE THE INJURIES THEY SUSTAINED. GOD WILL HELP THEM.
LONG LIVE YORUBA, LONG LIVE IGBO, LONG LIVE US IN THE RIVERS STATE. I SAY RIVERS STATE BECAUSE WE HAVE MANY TIBES HERE. SO I PREFER TO USE THE WORD RIVERS STATE.
Thank you, sir, for that fatherly counsel to Nigerians. God will bless you for your humility in owning up collective error, and for your willingness to restitute.
At 84 years of age, you have opted for the truth. That is good.
One thing remains: Confess all your sins to God and forsake them. Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, who died to save us from sin, and you will be saved. Then you will be assured of eternal rest in God’s kingdom. God bless you, sir.
only our dear owelle rochas is more qualified among d lot to lead nig 2015 he is one d most humble politician around @vocalizer only ur village wil fal if an igbo man didnt win 2015. prblm of igbo de dnt build bridge, always catigating odas, y shld TY DANJUMA b tried nd not ur ojukwu. ojukwu should b exhume nd tried in d hague. u tried ur nzeogu,ademoyega, ifeajuna,don okafor,anuforo etc
THIS IMO STATE GUYS ARE JUMPING INTO CONCLUSION IN THIS OWELLE ROCHAS SO MUCH YOU GUYS SHOULD WAIT LET WATCH AND SEE WHAT HE WILL DO BECAUSE NA SO ABIA PEOPLE WAS PRAISING OUK DOING HIS FIRST TENURE IN OFFICE. U GUYS SHOULD WAIT NA SO DEM ALWAYS START.
THE BEST THING TO DO FOR NIGERIA NOW IS DIVIDE NIGERIA LET THAT 19 STATE FROM NORTH GO THEIR OWN WAY, BIAFRA GO, ODUDUWA REPUBLIC GO NIGERIA IS IN A CAGE OF GUN POWDER WAITING TO EXPLODE, SINCE THE 1967 GENOCIDE AGAINST SOUTH-WEST, WHAT IS THE FACE OF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA TO SOUTH EAST? SINCE WE SAID WE ARE ONE NIGERIA WHAT MAKES US ONE NIGERIA? EVERY THING IS SEND TO LAGOS, WHY CANT FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DI CONGEST LAGOS?? MUST NIGERIA BUILD EVERYTHING IN LAGOS? WHAT HAPPENED TO OTHER PART OF SOUTH EAST? NOW THEY WANT TO BUILD BIG REFINERY IN LAGOS WHY? THEY CRY FOR BOKO HARAM SOON IF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PAYS BOKO HARAM AS THEY SAID, ANOTHER BIG BOKO HARAM WILL EMERGE, IS ONLY IN NIGERIA THAT GOVERNMENT PAYS TERRORIST WHY? ARE WE SURE NIGERIA WILL EXIST IN 2015?? BIG SHAME TO USELESS PERSONAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, BIG SHAME TO YOU ALL FOOLS IN POWER
Attention Igbo Brothers: It will be unfair to use this medium to attack our elders and ourselves for simply differences in our opinion on national history. It is a depiction of high level of infantile mentality not to be civil while expressing our different opinion. At least somebody created this platform for us to make our different views known.
A word of caution to our Igbo elders, past and present leaders. The historical waste of Igbo blood and properties on this unholy matrimony called Nigeria is becoming too much. It is the right time we forget about self interest and seek for a just Nigeria or non at all. All these unity is needed.
Long live Igbo land
TOO LATE TO REGRATE SOON NIGERIA WILL FACE WHAT THEY DID TO IGBOS, I SWEAR THEY WILL REGRET IT, IN NO DISTANCE TIME, YOU HATE IGBOS WHY? YOU DENIED THEM THIS AND THAT, THEY STILL STROGLE TO SURVIVE AWOLOWO THE CRIMINAL LOOT IGBOS, WHEN HAVE WAS MINISTER OF FINANCE, HOW DO WE IGBOS FORGIVE? WHY DID YERUBA HATE IGBOS? I HAVE NOTHING TO SAY BIT AM STRONGLY PREPARING MY ARMS ATOMIC MISSILE THAT WILL SINK LAGOS,
Bonaf, You are washing your dirty linen in the public. Are you sure you are a husband enough ? How dare you disrespect and humiliate your family and inlaws in a forum like this…
Apology to Bonaf … This comment was posted by error.Please let all disregard the content as it was not meant for Bonaf… So sorry…………………………….
Please my people let us stop insulting one another here. I think the reason we are here is to deliberate on issues not to insult our leaders. When we are talking about credible igbo candidates in 2015 i believe Dr. Orji Kalu, Owelle Rochas, Chris Ngige, Paius Ayim, Ezeife and Ebitu Ukiwe are good for the igbos to choose among them.
OKORO, why Owelle Rochas, is too early to say that Owelle Rochas, is good thats how OUK started doing his time in Abia dey even called him action governor u guys should stop praising this Owelle Rochas for now
@bonaf. God bless u 4 sayn d truth.
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Please be mindful of your comment, Dr. Orji Kalu never said, he want to be president, so no need to rains abuses on his noble jobs he is doing. even if he want to, i think he is one of igbo political generals
Even if you do not believe is his cause, it is better to try and fail and not to try.
He is only campaigning for Igbo presidency in 2015. He is using is personal fund to do this trying to build bridges. In history, there are negatives and positives.
You choice of part of history to use depend on your projected objective and I think, we should support him instead of calling names.
please if you have nothing good to talk about someone, it is better to keep quiet or better still swallow that thought.
@ Gerald, I really adore people of your type with good sense of reasoning. I do follow articles like this and I observed that majority of people do not contribute wisely or fail to read between the lines simply because they were some how consumed by long term personal hatred which has nothing to do with this generation of Nigeria. May God help us all.
Naive and stupid talk. This man should go back to school and study Nigerian History again. One may be rich, but money cannot buy wisdom.
What I know is that it is high time an Igbo origin ruled this country. Papa Onaf thanks a lot.
all i want is igbo presidency 2015 whoever campaigning for an igbo to be the next president should go ahead and god will bless the person if they fails that means they want another civil war . Chinea echebe owe yorubas no apology awolowo was one of the reason behide the igbos suffering during the war even till now do you think that the memories what awo did to igbos during thd war could be easily forgotten by we igbos please sir chinua echebe if there is any you can write against awo and other yoruba prominents please write it sir igbos are behide you.
Mr. OPrji Uzo Kalu should go and sit down. Please stop bastgerdisding history because you are showcasing to become the igbo elect for the presidence of Nigeria come 2015. You have couted the Yoruba Obas one time and bribed them to say nice things aboujt yuou. Now it’s the northerners. Your mother made her money in the north and you got your illusive Doctorate from the north. You got oil wells from your school boss. Now you are glofifying Mr Danjuma who killed your own brother General Aguiyi Ironsi. Shame on you. Please go back to school and read the history of Nigeria and Umuahia. Or better still, go back to the United Statges of America and explain the circumstances of a woman’s death in your house in Chicago. You can only fooll yourself. Leave Igbo people alone because you will never represent them.he Igbo people must be ashamed of you and your grand stading on the history of Nigeria. Mr Kalu, please reply to the Abia elders challenge of giving you N10,000 if you could spell any word written in your Management series. Their offer is still standing, and you you are going round the north and west carolling your idiocy. You are a sell out, tgo say the least. One thing I can promise you is that you wqill never be president in Nigeria as an Igbo elect.
fight for Biafra not for nigeria presidency
@ Bonaf God Bless you and may the Almighty add more years to your youthful age. Sir the truth is that life begins at 80 . You said the obvious and that truth will lead you until your advice is fulfiled in Jesus Name. To Yorubas and Igbos the ball is our court, let the truth, love and peace from us set it rolling till the end of time.
Gov. T.A. Orji of Abia state is the right person to rule Nigeria come 2015 or 19 for a replica of all he has done in Abia to be repeated in the entire country. Lolz. Fellow analysts bare your minds.
IF KALU DONT TAKE HE’S TIME IN IGBO LAND HE WILL JUST RUN AWAY ONE DAY,HIM AND HES OHANEZE SHOULD BE WARN.
u are right my broda lets leave the igbo presidence to gov t a ojih ochendo. Of abia state, icon of democracy, the best govenor in secrity matters, the icotonue of binano, the cow of ibeku, the iron can not rust of ngwa land
@ imobabe and sunshin , I’m very sorry for u all. Cos u have brain but don’t use it before talking about elders . Ouk pls keep liason since no one wants to do it. Action we need in niger not cowardise.
Mustapha what’s own with igbo discusion and our leader ou v? But imababe or what those insults are too much, even if he dint work in second tenure he dosnt desarve that insults cos some I’m our own states dint work in first and second. But still we can never insult them or discorage them when championing a just corse, shaa the earllier u guys unit the beter for u. Mecah