DERA - Thursday, August 06, 2026
Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, who represents Abia North, engaged in a heated exchange with Channels Television presenter Seun Okinbaloye during a live interview on Wednesday.
The confrontation erupted as Okinbaloye questioned Kalu about the economic policies of the late former President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration, especially the printing of money and its connection to rising inflation.
Kalu defended the current government, arguing that the previous administration had also taken decisions that damaged the economy. “Mind you, the previous government front loaded some of the oil. Some crude oil were sold,” he said. He continued: “I don’t even know who among them will do anything better than what is being done.
They printed money and we questioned them.”As the journalist pressed further, Kalu grew visibly frustrated. “You can’t call people here to harass them. You can’t harass me. This is no longer an interview,” the senator declared.
The tense moment unfolded while the programme examined the economic challenges the present administration inherited, including the effects of the previous government’s monetary policies.
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