By Ifeanyi Onwuneme, Umuahia

The governor who stated this when executive members of the Alaba International Market Association, Lagos paid him a courtesy call at the Abia State House, Lagos, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to arrest his mother and some of Abia government officials said to have been involved in corrupt practices.

Gov. Kalu vowed that he would not keep quiet over the tyrannical approach of the federal government the way most of his colleagues have done. According to him transaction by his businesses have been legal, making it clear that he will not accept any move by the powers that be to cripple the economy of Abia State.

He said that it is a shame that notable Nigerians including former heads of state are not speaking up against federal government's misrule and called on Nigerians to rise up and resist tyrannical leadership.

The Abia State governor was of the view that the current move by President Olusegun Obasanjo to cause confusion in the country is designed to actualise his ambition to become a life president, urged him to learn to respectthe country's constitution.

He further called on him to learn a lesson from the past advising him to stop chasing shadows that does not exist and face issues such as road reconstruction, electricity, refinery and provision of food for the poor masses. Kalu asserted that the poor masses are not feeling any visible sign of growth in the country despite claims by the federal authority and stressed the need for a generational change by the youth.

In his speech earlier, the president general of the association, Dr. Patrick Nduka described the governor as a man of the moment whose zeal to work for Ndigbo is not in doubt. He pledged the total support of his members to Orji Kalu's cause.