Abia: Bigger reign of terror by father, son and wife

By Nneka Otum

When in August this year Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu wrote an article on his The Kalu Leadership Series, titled, “Reign of terror by Abia triumvirate: Father, son and wife”, published in the Saturday Sun, some persons might think that he was merely ranting. However, the news making the rounds today has shown that the ex-governor was foresighted.


While Governor T.A Orji established unprintable political chaos in the annals of governments in the state, his wife and son are headed for the unbearable and they might be included in the Guinness Book of Records, as the wife has warmed up to contest for the House of Representatives, while his son is headed for the state House of Assembly and indeed, of course, the governor is headed for the Senate.


Against that backdrop, some analysts have written that Governor Orji is not only insatiable, but also a man who is against development, because he has no conscience. His conscienceless habit has made Abia State the worst underdeveloped state in the entire South-East geo-political zone. The people from that state have resorted to spiritual exercise, praying to God to redeem them from the clutches of woes that the present administration has plunged them into.


Any right thinking person would understand that it is very annoying that the news that Abia State is headlined in the past seven years are very appalling. The saddest is that the governor took to biting the finger in whose hand he became what he is today. Some persons would say that ingratitude is the worst of sins in the world and the governor has this unmannered characteristic running in his vein of veins.


Like Kalu would say in that article, the elders of Abia State and other well-meaning persons in the state are now on their toes, cowed to navigate to anywhere the compass goes, without holding to their own opinion about the state. Suffice it to say that the governor has made everybody to become afraid of his or her life. Talking about some persons summoning the courage to speak out against the evils of the government is a big story for another day.


Sadly, it has now become obvious that Kalu sees beyond the time. He had warned Abia people to be weary of how Abia State is now being fully controlled and run by the trium­virate comprising the governor, his wife and his son. It is a miserable thing to note that nobody else gets anything from the government unless he is ready to dance to the whims and caprices of the triumvirate or in the alternative opt to abuse Orji Kalu. Very sad, indeed!


Nneka Otum is from Ibeku, Umuahia.

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