ORJI UZOR KALU UNDER FIRE OVER LAZINESS COMMENT

A Popular On-Air-Personality in Abia state, Henry Onyenweife,has reacted to a statement credited to a former Governor of Abia state and the Senator representing Abia North Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu.

Recall that the federal lawmaker had during an interview said that “Nigerians do not like working hard to earn their money.”

However, reacting in a statement posted on his verified Facebook page on Wednesday, Henry slammed the senator for “insulting” Nigerians who are facing untold hardship to make ends meet.

The post reads, “For the first time in a long while, i have never felt so bad and emotional the way i did today, I felt so bad during my show this morning while reading out some Newspaper headlines credited to the senator representing Abia North and former governor of Abia state, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu.”

“I kept wondering what inspired the senator to dish out those insulting statements on Hardworking citizens of this country, market women and men hustling from 3am at Mile 12 market lagos, Mile 3 market Port Harcourt, Oil mill market Port Harcourt, Ariaria market Aba, Nnewi market Anambra, what about our Ishi gate market here in Umuahia, just to mention but a few, where families struggle to sell their goods just to feed home… Yet the senator representing Abia North referred to these Struggling People as Nigerians who are not hardworking and are after cheap money.”

He is of the opinion that the senator owes Nigerians an unreserved apology for “insulting”them.

“After all these my hustle, waking up so early while some are sleeping, going to work so early while some are enjoying that early morning sleep, hitting the studio day and evening, shooting contents with my spare time, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu still open mouth talk say we Nigerians Love cheap money, that we are not hard working people… This is a very big insult to every hardworking Nigerian out there struggling with this harsh economy, and i think Nigerians deserve “an apology” from Senator Orji Uzor Kalu.
You can’t insult hardworking nigerians just because you want to play some Sycophantic politics and praise singing for President Tinubu’s reelection and your third term ambition, it’s totally unfair Sir, just because I want to sound respectful this evening as a Deeper life boy.”

“When you are on top, don’t make us Nigerians that are working hard to look as if life doesn’t favour us just because you were opportune to be there.”