By Gift ChapiOdekina, Abuja
The Deputy speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu has counseled his constituents, the residents of Abia State and the entire people of South East geopolitical zone not to join the planned nationwide protest, saying it is counter-productive.
He has fixed the problem of Igbo man. In the minds of many people, the civil war truly ended the day he signed that bill. This is the man who said that after 54 years, Igbos have not been listened to but now, that Reconciliation, Reconstruction and Rehabilitation you have been asking for, here it is in the SEDC”.
Kalu emphasized that the federal government under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is addressing the challenges of the region, saying that the assent given to the South East Development Commission (SEDC) bill showed he cares for Ndigbo.