Former Governor of Abia State and
Senate Majority Chief Whip, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, has revealed what he did
while he was incarcerated in Kuje Correctional Centre, Abuja.
Kalu said all the projects he had
attracted from the federal government were executed without interruption while
in prison.
The Senator stated that the six
months he was incarcerated and later released spurred his desire to work for
the people of Abia North and the State in general.
Kalu also reiterated that rather
than diminish his quest to serve his people, his incarceration served as a
source of motivation to take his constituency to greater heights.
Fielding questions from reporters
at the Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport, Owerri, during the week, the
Senate Chief Whip, pointed out that dividends of democracy to the people of the
Abia North zone remained unaltered in spite of his confinement.
He said, “Go to Abia North, you
will see that it is a huge construction site. The 19 road projects I attracted
to the zone are executed unhindered till today. It has not happened before in
any senatorial zone of Abia State.
“Development projects will
continue to be executed as long as I serve the people in whatever capacity. I
will continue to offer my services to the people. I’m a homeboy who loves my
people and my people love me”.
Recall that the
Supreme Court had nullified the conviction of a former governor of Abia State,
Orji Uzor Kalu.
The apex court ordered their
fresh trial at the lower court.
Justice Amina Augie who led a
seven-man panel of Justices held that the trial Justice Mohammed Liman Idris of
the Federal High Court in Lagos acted without jurisdiction.
Orji Kalu was sentenced to 12
years imprisonment over N7.16 billion fraud by a Federal High Court sitting in
Lagos, on December 5.
Justice Mohammed Idris had
convicted Kalu on a 39 count of fraud and money laundering preferred against
him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.
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