The All Progressives Congress (APC) under the auspices of Progressives League of APC Youths Voters have accused the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Benjamin Kalu of allegedly instigating campaign of calumny against the Minister of State for Employment, Hon. Nkeiruka Onyejeocha.
The stakeholders, therefore, threatened to occupy the National Assembly if Kalu continues waging proxy war against Onyejeocha.
Its National Coordinator, Usman Shaibu, while addressing a press conference on Tuesday in Abuja alleged that Kalu has become so desperate that he had been using the name of the Speaker of the House, Hon. Abbas Tajudeen to blackmail Onyejeocha.
He stressed that Kalu has done everything possible to set Abbas and other highly placed members of the party against her.
He pointed out that everytime he fails in his bid to raise dust where there is none, he deploys new evil machinations to bring Nkeiruka down.
Shaibu said it was no longer news that the Minister of State for Employment, Hon. Nkeiruka Onyejeocha who was the party’s flagbearer was robbed of her victory by the Labour Party in Abia State, where they deployed unethical means during the Presidential and National Assembly elections against the APC.
Shaibu added that since her victory at the tribunal, some highly placed persons in the National Assembly have unleashed a Campaign of calumny against her person using mushroom organisations to blackmail her.
Shaibu added: “We make bold to say, that we have identified the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives Mr. Benjamin Kalu, who sees the victory of the Honourable Minister as a political threat instead of a blessing as the sponsor of the blackmail against Hon. Nkeiruka Onyejeocha.
“Benjamin Kalu has become so desperate that he has resorted to using the name and office of the President Bola Ahmed to blackmail the Honourable Minister who is currently focused on her national assignments.”
“Kalu is not from Isuikwuato/Umunneochi Federal Constituency neither is he a member of the Labour Party. One wonders what is His problem with the victory of Nkeiruka and the APC. This has proven that some members of the party actually engaged in anti party activities to subdue the APC from been declared winner of the House of Representatives election in Abia State.
“And if this campaign of calumny continues, we shall have no option than to occupy the National Assembly to demand the resignation of the deputy speaker, an action that would last until we achieve our demand. The APC belonged to all of us and we shall continue to maintain its supremacy,” he added.
