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Orji Kalu : Nigerians Thought I Was Into Money Rituals Because Of The Mercedes I Was Driving In The 80s
Senator Orji Kalu says Nigerians thought he was into money rituals because of the car he was driving in the 80s.
A young Kalu bought the “latest” Mercedes-Benz in 1980, a flagship sedan designed to ferry the wealthy.
He said only him and the then Nigerian President, Shehu Usman Aliyu Shagari, had the car in the whole of Nigeria then.
The Chief Whip of the Nigerian Senate, Orji Uzor Kalu, said a young him owning and driving an expensive ride like a Mercedes-Benz S-Class in the early 1980s brought the notion that he was into money rituals.
In a lengthy post on Facebook on Saturday, Mr Kalu said he bought the “latest” Mercedes-Benz in 1982, a flagship sedan designed to ferry the wealthy. Kalu claimed that only him and the then Nigerian President, Shehu Usman Aliyu Shagari, had the car in the whole of Nigeria then.
“In 1982 when I bought the latest Mercedes car (the then President Shehu Shagari was the only Nigerian using the same car as at that time).
“I recall that whenever I drove the car some would look at it with admiration while a few were spreading rumors that I was into money rituals 😂😂😂.” he said.
Mr Kalu said things haven’t changed much today, as Nigerians still think that money is “OUK’s motivating factor in politics”.
“If it’s actually about money as propagated, then I already have all I would ever need.
“While I was governor, I never bought a new home. I have lost more money being into politics.
“As of today, I can decide to even resign as a senator because I spend my private money to make up a lot of things while serving the people.
“I became an employer of labour at an early age and have steadily continued to be.
“I have worked hard all my life and the best you can do is to study people and try to be better than them. For the life we live is not for ourselves alone but for God and to then accommodate other people,” he added.
