Kalu Did Nothing Wrong by Asking Gov. Otti to Join APC -- Rep Onwusibe

The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Benjamin Kalu has been defended by Rep. Ginger Onwusibe (LP-Abia) for urging Governor Alex Otti of Abia to join the All Progressives Congress(APC).

Onwusibe said this in his response to a statement credited to Rep. Obi Aguocha (LP-Abia) in Abuja on Tuesday.

Aguocha had said that Kalu’s open remarks against Otti and Abia were condescending and disrespectful to the governor.

In his response, Onwusibe said, “the Deputy Speaker did nothing wrong by marketing his party, asking Otti to join the APC.

“What is wrong with what Kalu said? If you listen carefully to what he said, he is only marketing his party and indirectly calling on Otti to come and take an APC ticket.

“In the video, he said Otti is his friend; they speak every day, and most importantly, he is performing; he didn’t denigrate the governor in this video unless you have another video,“he said.

The lawmaker said Aguocha would gain nothing by twisting the video to suit his purpose, adding that Kalu’s intention was misinterpreted.

According to him, he knew Kalu since 2021, and worked with him during his campaign to become the Deputy Speaker, and luckily he emerged.

He said that as the Deputy Speaker, he was bound to hold him in high regard as his leader in the House of Reps.

“If we investigate deeply, I may be the least that has benefited from Kalu among us, but that will not make me deny my friendship and loyalty to him.

“I am a Labour Party member who is loyal to my leader, the Governor, wherever he is, I will be, but for this video, Kalu has done what he needs to do for his party,“ he said.