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Obasanjo is the worst Nigeria leader – Orji Uzor Kalu

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11 years ago

March 12, 2014

The immediate past Governor of Abia State, Chief Orji Kalu, on
Tuesday said former President Olusegun Obasanjo remained the
worst leader Nigeria had had since its independence in 1960. Kalu
spoke at an annual lecture organised by the Department of
Economics, University of Nigeria, Nsukka. He presented the
keynote address, entitled ‘Youth Empowerment and Good
Governance: Veritable Tools for Economic Development’. The
former Abia State governor said the closure of Hallmark Bank,
where he (Kalu) had significant stake and Slok Air, were efforts
deployed by Obasanjo to deal with him. He said the former
President’s action against Hallmark Bank and Slok Air slowed
down the employment opportunities he (Kalu) would have created
for Nigerians. Kalu, however, enjoined the federal and state
governments to initiate entrepreneurship programmes that would
help achieve economic development. The former governor said to
achieve meaningful development, governments at all levels must
empower the youths. He observed that economic development was a
major criterion for national development. ”If there is no economic
stability in the world, there will be no political stability,” Kalu said.
He added, ”Economic development can only be possible when youth
empowerment and good governance are firmly rooted, and the true
measure of good governance is the ability of a government to realise
people’s human rights and deliver sustainable and equitable
development. ”As long as there is corruption, economic development
may remain a mirage. There is great need for all of us, especially
the government to work hard and work together to eliminate
poverty. ”I urge the federal and state governments to make good use
of the potentials found in the economic departments in our country
because it is the department that should be the centre of research for
government at various levels.”