Orji Kalu, Chief Whip of the Senate, on Thursday, June 2, has denied any support for Fulani herders, especially in the South-East region.
Kalu made this denouncement in response to a media report accredited to him stating the innocence of Fulani people.
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Published on his Facebook page, the former Abia State Governor clarified;
The attention of the media team of former Governor of Abia State and Chief Whip of the Senate, Dr. Orji Kalu has been brought to a malicious and false quote credited to Kalu and reported in an online media platform- Native Reporters.
The false statement reads, “the Fulani people I gave land at Lokpanta are innocent. They are not the ones doing kidnapping there. They have brought massive development to that area.”
We categorically state that Kalu did not make the statement and as such, the quote should be discarded.
We also use this medium to request the publisher of the said statement to apologize to the former Governor within three days or face legal action.
On Money Politics
In another statement, Orji Kalu frowned at the monitisation of the political process in the country.
Kalu made this call via a statement on his verified Facebook page, ahead of the presidential primaries of the ruling All Progressives Congress.
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This came in the wake of the primaries of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, with allegations of bribery amongst the delegates.
In his statement, Kalu said;
The earliest Nigerians and presidential aspirants understand that no amount of money can buy the president of the country, the better for everyone.
It is only cohesion and consensus among the regions that can produce a president, if you throw in money, the majority of the electorates will collect the money but still vote according to their conscience.
If money can buy the office of the president of Nigeria, Late MKO Abiola could have bought it with extra change. [Also], if money can buy the president, former President Goodluck Jonathan could have bought the presidential seat in 2015.
