Former Governor of Abia State, Orji Uzor Kalu, has said the Boko Haram insurgency was politically instigated by certain enemies of democracy in the country.
Kalu, who spoke on Tuesday at the national secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party said with “able men like me in the party” there is no way President Goodluck Jonathan could lose the 2015 presidential election.
He continued: “How can the PDP lose the presidency when it has people like us? I do not see the PDP losing its seat.
“Democracy is not about one person or President Jonathan. We have to bring our efforts together so as to move democracy forward.
“President Jonathan is doing everything possible to bring the Chibok girls back. We must thank our military men for the job they are doing.
“Insurgency is a new thing to us. Insurgency is politically motivated and it is the people who think Jonathan should not contest the 2015 that are behind it. They should allow him to finish his tenure.”
On his relationship with the present governor of Abia State, Theodore Orji, Kalu denied any squabble with Orji, saying the governor is a great asset to the country.
Kalu, whose attempts to rejoin the PDP are being resisted by Governor Orji and some power brokers in Abia State, however insisted that he rejoined the party about two years ago.
The former governor has indicated interest in running for Senate in 2015 amid stiff opposition from the governor and some vested interests in the state.
