The Deputy Speaker of the Home of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, has dismissed a media report of a attainable rift between him and Governors of the South East States of Abia, Enugu, Anambra, Imo and Ebonyi over the Peace in South East Venture unveiled in Bende, final week.
A nationwide every day (not The PUNCH) had reported on Sunday that the launch of PISE-P, a brainchild of Kalu, could have positioned him on a warpath with the Governors and the Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo worldwide.
Reacting to the mentioned publication in an announcement issued by his Chief Press Secretary Levinus Nwabughiogu on Sunday, the lawmaker representing Bende Federal Constituency, Abia State, described the report as a sponsored try to dent his picture.
The assertion learn partially, “It’s moderately unlucky that in a transfer that smacks of lack of patriotism and help for the pursuit of peace and tranquility of a area hitherto enmeshed in violence, a plethora of sponsored gibberish are arising each on standard information platforms and on-line medium, all aimed toward casting aspersions on the individual and the workplace of the Deputy Speaker for championing a worthy trigger.
“In fast succession to the occasion, a nationwide newspaper on Sunday, December 31, 2023 went on a wild goose chase, maybe, on envy spree, publishing a heresy, extra of a distillation of rubbish known as information, saying that the launch of PISE-P has put the Deputy Speaker, Home of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, the Governors of the 5 japanese states and the Ohaneze Ndi Igbo worldwide on a warpath.
“It additionally mentioned that Kalu is on a chase with Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State over who controls the south east politics within the ruling All Progressives Congress.
“That is to say the least, a hogwash, fabrication of lies that passes for tales by moonlight. At finest, it’s the figment of the overheated creativeness of the writer of the report.”
The assertion burdened that “As a real son of Igbo land, Kalu could be very a lot involved and drastically distressed by the safety challenges that had bedeviled the south japanese geopolitical hemisphere of the nation for some time now,” including that
“What is anticipated of any son of the soil and the occupant of an workplace corresponding to his, is to provoke the folks and deploy the affect of his workplace to search out the panacea for the travails of the zone, and that is exactly what Kalu has completed and nonetheless doing with PISE-P.”
Whereas calling on the general public to disregard the report, Mr Nwabughiogu famous that as an illustration of help for the Kalu-led initiative, distinguished Nigerians together with.the Vice President, Kashim Shettima who represented President Bola Tinubu, Speaker of the Home of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, Deputy Senate President Jubrin Barau, the 5 Governors of the 5 South Japanese States, Obi of Onitsha, Igwe Nnaemeka Achebe, Ooni of Ife Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Emir of Bichi, Nasiru Ado Bayero in addition to the President Normal of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu graced the occasion.
The assertion additional famous that “Kalu is at house with Uzodinma, the rationale he vigorously campaigned for his reelection in November, 2023. He’s additionally at peace with all of the South-Japanese Governors. PISE-P emphasizes peace. Peace amongst brothers and sisters. Peace for the event of South East. Peace for all.”