The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, has explained the reason he extended an invitation to Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, to join the All Progressives Congress, insisting that the move was driven by friendship, party interest and a broader political vision for Abia State.
Kalu disclosed this at his residence in Bende Local Government Area on Friday, where he dismissed reports suggesting that he was blocking Otti from joining the APC, describing such claims as false narratives being pushed by political interests uncomfortable with ongoing realignments in Abia politics.
Addressing the allegation directly, the Deputy Speaker said the suggestion that he was working against Otti’s entry into the APC was unfounded.
“Even the narrative that I want to block him from coming to APC is not true. If I was self-centered, I would have blocked him, but here I am the one inviting him,” Kalu said.
