Orji Uzor Kalu, the Senate Chief Whip has said the narrative that President Muhammadu Buhari hates Igbos is false.
He stated this during the commissioning of two major communal link roads in Arochukwu LGA of Abia-North.
The newly completed Asphalt 2km and 3km interlink roads have been neglected for 30 years, with the road having a negative impact on the communities within the axis.
The roads form part of the 53 road projects expedited by Kalu to the rural communities in Abia-North Senatorial District.
Addressing a Jubilant gathering during the commissioning ceremony, Senator Orji Kalu who was also a former Governor of the state explained that the road ought to have been built during his tenure as Governor but for the paucity of funds allocated to states as at that period of time.
The Senate Chief Whip, however, praised President Buhari for full implementation of the Nation’s budget.
Kalu also thanked Buhari for acceding to his request to pay special attention to Abia-North as a reward for voting massively for the President during the 2019 Presidential elections.
Kalu said; “I thank President Buhari for making the realization of these projects possible. Abia North voted massively for President Buhari and now they are reaping its dividends. There is a saying that it will take a long distance to get to Aro but I will make it nearer when I’m done with the number of road projects which I will facilitate in this town. The truth is President Buhari is the brain behind the funding of these projects through the sovereign wealth fund.
“The narrative that President Buhari dislikes the Igbos is false because these projects were made possible through him, so he is a great man. For the first time in the history of this country under President Buhari’s Dispensation, our nation’s budget runs a complete cycle at 99% and he has ensured that every penny is released for implementation in the various sectors of our economy.
“This road is just the beginning because we have more projects for Arochukwu in this year’s budget. Politics aside I have had a personal relationship with President Buhari for over 30 years, after the 2019 General elections I met with President Buhari and I told him that he must compensate Abia-North for voting massively for him because it is on record that Abia North Senatorial zone is the only zone in the South-East and South-South that gave Buhari 68 per cent votes in the 2019 general elections.
Shedding more light on the state of other uncompleted roads in the community, Kalu a first time Senator explained that the Arochukwu to Ihechiowa roads hasn’t been completed due to the death of a former contractor who was initially awarded the road contract by the Federal Government, making it hard to be re-awarded to a new contractor.
However, he disclosed that he had a serious discussion with the Minister for Works, Babatunde Fashola to resolve the matter to expedite the construction of the road.
