Kalu sets to arrive back to country Nov.30

The first democratically elected Governor of Abia State at the return of democracy in 1999, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu is scheduled to be back to the country after weeks of departing Nigeria to undergo surgery in a Wiesbaen, Germany hospital.
In a statement signed by Kalu, he is scheduled to arrive the country on November 30.
Kalu who thanked the Presidency, government officials, including state governors among associates that equally visited him at the hospital used the opportunity to debunk the notion bandied in the country that he sneaked out of the country to evade justice.
According to the former governor, he notified appropriate quarters before embarking on the crucial medical trip to Germany with his wife.
Kalu who stated that out of 64 times of court sitting, he has attended 62 times maintained that there was no reason he should run away from facing his trials if not for his health condition that was at a critical state. This is even as he stated that he had in past during some court sittings defiled traveling out for medical check ups.
The Igbere born politician who affirmed his respect for the judiciary said contrary to the advice of the medical doctors; to stay back in Germany for close monitoring till January 2019, he would be coming back to Nigeria on the 30th of November to go back for medical check up on December 10 and January 22 respectively.
Kalu’s message with the caption “THANK YOU TO ALL MY WELL-WISHERS AND FELLOW COMPARTRIOTS – ORJI KALU”, read
“I wish to sincerely, and from the deepest recess of my heart, thank the President and the Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, former President, former Heads of State, the Presidential Candidate of the PDP, the National Chairman of APC, the National Chairman of PDP, the National Chairman of APGA, the National Chairman of ID, numerous current and former governors, members of the National Assembly, captains of industry, religious leaders from both the Christian and the Islamic faiths, traditional rulers, the president and members of Igbere Welfare Union, the German authorities, family and friends who either called or visited in person or through their representatives conveyed messages of sympathy and well wishes to me and my family while I was undergoing a medical procedure in a German hospital and through my current phase of recuperation. I am most grateful to every Nigerian who prayed for my quick recovery.
“In deference to the highly revered members of the bench and indeed the collective officers of the Nigerian judiciary branch and the security agencies, I ensured adequate notifications were delivered and acknowledged by the relevant organs before travelling with my wife for my medical treatment in Europe.
“Unfortunately, the court case involving my humble self and others, which was adjourned sine die on the last date on which the matter came up for hearing, was subsequently listed for hearing on a new date which conflicted with the already scheduled critical surgery appointment. “I had previously postponed three of such medical appointments in order to present myself in court. I had always placed this matter over and above all other personal considerations because defending my personal integrity and uprightness supersedes all other personal interest. However, my deteriorating health condition and the emergency status it assumed made it absolutely imperatives for the doctors to insist on carrying out the necessary medical procedure without further delay.
“It is instructive to note that in the past sixty four (64) court sittings on this matter, I had religiously attended sixty two (62) of them, while my absence in the last two was due to critical ill health.
“I have the highest respect for the personal and processes of our judicial system. Indeed, I’m a faithful adherent of the dictum which states that ‘’no height is high enough to stand on to disrespect the judiciary and no depth is deep is deep enough to be used as an excuse for such dishonor.”
“Within the bounds of decorum and decency, acceptable scrutiny and analysis of judgments could be allowed in learned journals by experts and professionals. The freedom to pontificate on the implications of court judgments and rulings form a fundamental part of the freedom of speech, limited by the necessary to avoid actions or inactions that might give rise to sub-judice, embarrassment to members of the bench and threaten the welfare and wellbeing of the custodians of our judiciary.
“All right thinking  citizens must condemn reckless commentaries on social media or the pages of newspapers that potentially threaten these ideals. Any inappropriate commentary on the decision of Justice Mohammed Idris to revoke my bail is not acceptable to me and should be discontinued, irrespective of the positive disposition of affection or loyalty to me will best be measured by the degree to which this admonition is heeded. Our judges deserve unqualified respect and sanctity of their decisions must be respected until toppled at a superior jurisdiction.
“Notwithstanding the fact that the medical experts in charge of managing my health condition are insistent that I must remain under their close watch till the end of January 2019 to enable them render the best clinical services and thus guarantee the best outcome in my circumstances, I have however, duly informed the German authorities, hospital management and my doctors of my decision to immediately travel back to Nigeria to comply with the court ruling, as a law-abiding citizen. I will, therefore, return to Nigeria on the 30th of November, 2018 before returning to Germany on 10th December, 2018 and 22nd January 2019 for further medical examination.”