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Akinwande Soji-Ojo
The Chief Whip of the 9th Senate, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, has lamented that Nigeria has not been fair to him despite his contribution to nation building.
Kalu, who shed tears during the Senate valedictory session on Saturday, said people he gave transport fares are now living in wealth while calling him a thief.
The former Abia State Governor thanked the 9th Senate for standing by him during his difficult times, stressing that he was wealthy before joining politics.
“Before I came into politics, I could buy anything money can buy. I’m not a thief. Those that put me in prison know the reason. They took over my businesses and wanted to kill me yet I survived it and I’m in the senate with you.
“I have never lacked, while I was in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) where I served for two terms as governor, I brought the money that they used in forming that party, every penny, in 1997 and 1998, and I later became a thief.
“When I had a problem, most of the Senators stood by me. We went through difficult period.
“Before I went into politics, I could buy anything I wanted to buy. I am not a thief.
“People I gave transport money to Victoria Island (VI) are now in wealth and living as saint while I am being called a thief.
“This country is not fair to some of us. People who cannot explain their source of wealth are not thiefs.
“I have factories in Lagos, Aba and Ota in Ogun State, they call me a thief,” Kalu lamented while shedding tears during the veledictory session.