Tinubu’s opponents behind smear campaign against Kalu — Ex-Commissioner
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Kalu is being accused of having gone to law school at the same time he was doing his national service, two programmes that should run separately.
Former Abia Commissioner for Finance and Economic Planning, Philips Nto, says the people spreading false allegations of academic fraud against Reps Deputy Speaker Benjamin Kalu are political opponents of President Bola Tinubu.
Nto in a statement in Umuahia on Saturday, said that those behind the accusations wanted to truncate the reelection of President Bola Tinubu.
Kalu is being accused of having gone to law school at the same time he was doing his national service, two programmes that should run separately.
The lawmaker has, however, denied the allegations.
Nto wondered why such accusations were surfacing when Kalu’s hard work has clearly secured hope for Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress’ (APC) victory in Abia ahead of the 2027 general elections.
He described the allegations as part of an elaborate strategy orchestrated by the opposition to distract and weaken Kalu in his avowed determination to ensure Tinubu’s victory in Abia.
Nto, a former Provost of Abia College of Education Technical, Arochukwu, noted that Kalu was duly screened by relevant security agencies and cleared in all the past political offices he held.
He insisted that Tinubu’s enemies targeted Kalu because “he is the face for the reelection of Tinubu in Abia.”
NAN
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