The Senate Chief Whip, Dr Orji Kalu has threatened a legal action against an online news platform for falsely attributing a quote on his personality.
The blogger had in their Facebook page quoted Senator Kalu to have exonerated Fulani Herdsmen in Lokpanta in Abia State, alleging that Kalu said they’re innocent of kidnapping accusation.
Thefalse quote 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”.
Reacting to the quote, Kalu, a former Abia State governor through his media team asked the blogger, Native Reporters, to tender apology within three days or face legal action from the lawmaker.
“The attention of the media team of former Governor of Abia State and Chief Whip of the Senate, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu has been brought to a malicious and false quote credited to Kalu and reported in an online media platform- Native Reporters.”
“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,” Kalu said.
