| Kalu mature to be president
– Babangida
By CHUKS ONUOHA – Umuahia
Monday, May 15, 2006
Former military president, General Ibrahim Babangida, has
described Abia State Governor, Dr Orji Kalu, as a mature person
who can be the President of this country.
General Babangida, who spoke to journalists at Chief Sam Mbakwe
Airport, Owerri, shortly before his departure from a state
visit to Abia was answering questions from journalists on
whether he did not see any other person mature enough to rule
the country in 2007 besides himself.
Responding, Babangida said that one person he believes is
mature to be President is Dr Orji Uzor Kalu. He called on
politicians in the country to play the game of politics by
the rule.
The former president arrived the state over the weekend and
was hosted by the governor, who also escorted him to the home
of a Niger State based businessman of Abia origin, Sir Ojimadu
Cypril Nweze, to pay his condolence on the death of his sister,
Justina.
In his entourage was the Governor of Niger State, Abdulkadir
Kure, among other important personalities. Speaking at the
home of the Nwezes, the former president prayed God to give
him the courage to bear the loss of his sister.
In his reaction, Sir Nweze expressed delight at the visit,
stating that he did everything to disuade the former president
from paying the visit. "The love you are showing today
touched me, Sir Nweze said, adding it is not by might that
you are coming to our house today because, we are nobody."
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