Senators’ Visit To Kalu Mocks Nigerians – CACOL

By Chuks Ekpeneru

The Centre for Anti-Corruption and Open Leadership, CACOL, has described as a mockery on the intelligence of common Nigerians, the recent solidarity visit by the Senate leadership to Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, following his recent release from jail.

CACOL through its Chairman, Mr. Debo Adeniran in a statement signed by its Coordinator, Administration and Programmes, Tola Oresanwo urged the Senate leadership what it hoped to achieve by the visit given that Kalu was freed merely on technicalities.

“The visit by the Senate delegation headed by the Senate President is a charade, travesty and a mockery on the intelligence of common Nigerians. 

“It shows that despite the horrible situation the country has found herself, due principally to good leadership that has eluded the country from independence, the leadership of the Senate are not bothered by the menace of corruption that has stagnated the destiny of this great country.

“By their action, they have brought Nigeria to the spotlight again as a country whose leaders does not only celebrate corruption but are “fantastically corrupt” thereby making Nigeria a laughing stock among the comity of nations”.

“It is regrettable that while some of us are perturbed and worrying about the Supreme Court judgment and its attendant implications for the legal jurisprudence and the fight against corruption in Nigeria, the leadership of the Senate is not in any way concerned and is more at home with felicitating and celebrating with the beneficiary of the Supreme Court judgment”.

The anti-corruption czar noted that “we found it amusing and laughable that the leadership of the second arm of government would leave their statutory duties and embark on a wild goose chase in the name of a “Solidarity visit” to a man that was accused of stealing his state dry when he was a governor of the state”.

“We therefore call for an explanation from the leadership of the Senate to let Nigerians know what they set out to achieve with the visit to Orji Uzor Kalu.”

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