You must take bold decisions to meet the yearnings of Nigerians: Kalu tells Tinubu

Former Governor of Abia State and Senator for Abia North senatorial zone, Senator Orji Kalu, has challenged President Bola Tinubu to take bold decisions that will re-engineer his administration towards achieving the expectations of Nigerians.

Speaking while appearing on Channel Television interview programme, ‘Politics Today’ a programme Monday evening, Senator Kalu without mincing words told the President to relieve certain ministers and security chiefs of their duties.

The outspoken Legislator who cited inefficiency and lack of impact on Nigeria’s development by the appointees, made it clear that President Tinubu must tell some of them to go having performed below expectations.

“Some people working with President Tinubu should be relieved of their duties. Some of them should go — both from the security sector and among the ministers.

“President Tinubu must be courageous enough to sack some of these ministers. If he takes my advice — most of these ministers, I’ve appraised them and talked to him privately — most of them should go, and that is the truth,” the former Abia Governor pointed out.

According to him, several security chiefs also needed to be replaced if Nigeria was to overcome its current persisting security challenges.

Senator Kalu further argued that, “If he takes my advice, some of the security chiefs will also go. There is no sentiment about redeeming Nigeria if we really want to relieve Nigeria.”

The Senator acknowledged the President’s reform efforts but observed that the impact had yet to reach the majority of Nigerians.

“Nigerians in the lower area are still suffering. They have not started having the benefit of the changes President Tinubu is making.

“The changes are trickling down — it’s going to take another one to two years for the changes to come. And what is causing it is because insurgencies and the problems all over Nigeria are still making people not go to the farm. Some people working with Tinubu should be relieved of their duties,” he re-emphasized.