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Kalu's Fear Shows That The People Have Woken Up Indeed

By Innocent Sunday Okeke

It is often said that when the guilty are rattled, they rush to explain. That is exactly what Senator Orji Uzor Kalu has done in his recent video after the truthful blows I delivered shook the very foundation of his carefully crafted deception. But his attempt to spin the truth only exposed him further.

First, let me state clearly: no amount of afterthought explanation will erase the fact that Orji Uzor Kalu attempted to blackmail Governor Alex Otti into the failed and sinking APC. His comment was not innocent observation. It was a calculated blackmail, dressed in deceitful diplomacy, meant to pressure a popular governor into the arms of an unpopular regime. That Kalu now claims he was merely "informing" the public that Tinubu is unhappy with Abia shows the depth of his insincerity. But even in trying to clean up his mess, he has only made it messier.

The less than 20% votes APC got in Abia State during the presidential election was not an accident. It was a direct referendum on APC’s catastrophic misrule and outright betrayal of Nigerians. The people of Abia rejected APC resoundingly because they saw no hope in a party that has weaponized poverty, institutionalized insecurity, and crushed the economy. Kalu should stop deceiving himself. That rejection will be even worse in 2027, because Bola Tinubu’s istration has taken the marginalization of the South East to an absurd, ridiculous height never before witnessed in the democratic history of Nigeria.

Today, there is not a single Igbo man or woman in what can be described as Tinubu’s kitchen cabinet, the very heart of executive decision-making. Every critical position, every strategic appointment, has been carefully distributed among those who either share Tinubu’s ethnic background or political loyalty, leaving the South East as mere spectators in a government they contributed to building. The only "crime" the Igbo committed was daring to offer Nigeria their best in Peter Obi, using the Labour Party as a platform to present a credible, competent, and widely accepted alternative at a time when the entire nation was yearning for true leadership and equity. It was the most fitting moment when justice and fairness demanded that the South East, since the return of democracy in 1999, should produce the president of the country for the very first time.

Rather than embrace this historical necessity, the establishment responded with hostility, marginalization, and a campaign of exclusion that has continued into the structure of governance itself. Tinubu's government has effectively turned its back on the Igbo people, treating them not as equal stakeholders in the Nigerian project, but as second-class citizens whose voice and contributions are systematically disregarded. No amount of propaganda or self-delusion from the likes of Orji Uzor Kalu can cover up this brazen injustice. Tinubu himself knows it. Every discerning Nigerian knows it. And history will record it. Kalu’s shameless attempt to paint Tinubu as some magnanimous leader despite this glaring injustice only confirms that he has sold both his voice and his conscience for a plate of political porridge.

When Kalu says he cannot demand favours from Tinubu because of the "small votes" the South East gave, he exposes his political ignorance and moral bankruptcy. Nigeria’s resources belong to all Nigerians, not just to those who voted for a particular party. Governance is not a vendetta enterprise. It is a sacred responsibility to serve the collective interest of the citizenry irrespective of political leanings. By suggesting otherwise, Orji Uzor Kalu has subtly itted that this government runs on ethnic vengeance and tribal supremacy. No wonder the Tinubu cabinet is alarmingly dominated by Yorubas to the disgraceful exclusion of other regions. So much for national unity and inclusion.

Senator Kalu’s jitteriness is understandable. He knows what is coming. His fears are not just about APC being humiliated again in the South East in 2027. Deep down, he knows the Nigerian people are preparing for a complete rejection of everything the APC stands for: deceit, incompetence, tribalism, and economic destruction. Kalu can sense the approaching political tsunami, and he is desperately clinging to anything he thinks might save him from being swept away. But it is too late. The people have seen through the lies.

Let it be made clear that Labour Party represents the light that is illuminating the darkness APC has plunged Nigeria into. Governor Otti understands the sacredness of the mandate freely given to him by the good people of Abia. He will not betray that mandate by romancing a political contraption whose expiry date is already written in bold letters. No amount of blackmail, cajolery, or emotional manipulation will push Governor Otti into the waiting jaws of a party the people have overwhelmingly rejected.

Orji Uzor Kalu needs to be reminded that Tinubu, whom he now worships like a tin god, did not become politically powerful by being petty and betraying his people. Tinubu rose by building political alliances, empowering his people, and standing firm even when the odds were against him. Kalu on the other hand, is seeking political relevance by pulling down his own house and selling his own people cheaply. He is not following Tinubu’s example. He is merely groveling for crumbs from a table where he will never be truly respected.

Kalu must understand that history does not forget. Posterity will not be kind to those who, when given the opportunity to stand tall for their people, chose instead to crawl for personal gain. Instead of fighting for greater inclusion and fair treatment of the South East, he is busy manufacturing excuses for his masters while mocking the very people he claims to represent.

In the end, no propaganda or self-righteous videos can save Orji Uzor Kalu or APC from the judgment of the people. The South East deserves justice, equality, and good governance. Not crumbs, not blackmail, not threats. Labour Party stands firm with the people. Governor Alex Otti stands firm with the people. And I, Chief Innocent Sunday Okeke, will continue to speak truth to power without fear, without favour, and without apology.

The clock is ticking. 2027 will tell the full story.

Chief Innocent Sunday Okeke (Duru Agumba)
DNS, Labour Party

I pray people should wake up truly

APC knows that Igbos can never align with them no matter what so their new agenda now is to paint the opposition as Igbos having an agenda

ndi uchu, e go clear for their eyes

Too long, let me summarise for others.

Chief Innocent Sunday Okeke criticized Senator Orji Uzor Kalu for trying to cover up his attempt to pressure Governor Alex Otti into ing the unpopular APC, saying Kalu’s defense only made things worse.

He accused President Tinubu’s government of sidelining the South East and promoting ethnic favoritism, with Kalu shamefully ing a system that neglects his own people.

Okeke praised the Labour Party and Governor Otti for standing with the people and warned that in 2027, the people will reject APC completely for its failures and injustice.

SeeWahala:
APC knows that Igbos can never align with them no matter what so their new a now is to paint the opposition as Igbos having an agenda

ndi uchu, e go clear for their eyes

I love it... So that in history 50 years to come when we look back at how APC destroyed the nation no one can blame the Igbos

mrvitalis:

I love it... So that in history 50 years to come when we look back at how APC destroyed the nation no one can blame the Igbos

Exactly 💯 our hands are going to remain SPOTLESS when the history of the eventual destruction of this country is being written

I am triply proud to be one of those who stand for justice and truth

Igbo Kwenu!

SeeWahala:


Exactly 💯 our hands are going to remain SPOTLESS when the history of the eventual destruction of this country is being written

I am triply proud to be one of those who stand for justice and truth

Igbo Kwenu!

Imagine if an Igbo man was president and GDP dropped by 50% in 2 years?

1Alex:
Too long, let me summarise for others.

You did by summarizing the long writeup.
Thank you.

Nice write-up. The history of those who destroyed this nation exclude the people they hate the most.

mrvitalis:

Imagine if an Igbo man was president and GDP dropped by 50% in 2 years?

dem for don use propaganda and mouth relegate the entire Igbos!!...

That's why till today, I think there's a reason for what's happening now to be happening for history and reference sake else one wouldn't have known how disastrous BUHARI and TINUBU would have been if they hadn't been opportuned to rule.....People might have thought that those two really had the magic wand to transform a nation positively ......It's bare now for everyone to see that the assumed best from both the north and southwest are infact sources of regrets....

5% makin noise.

This one likes telling story