By Tom Okpe Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep Benjamin Okezie Kalu has lauded the appointment of technocrats on the board of the Niger Delta Development Commission, (NDDC), saying it was necessary in achieving desired objectives of the agency. In a congratulatory message to the Abia State representative on the NDDC Board, Dimgba […]
Nigeria is a beautiful country. A good people and a great nation. But we have our share of the good, bad, and the ugly. It is not peculiar to us. It is universal and a norm in every society inhabited by humans. In the course of my engagement as a member of the House of […]
By Tom Okpe Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep Benjamin Kalu has demanded strict adherence to rule of law from Nigeria lawyers and legal practitioners, saying that doing otherwise will open the society up for chaos. The Deputy Speaker made the demand, when President of the Nigerian Bar Association, (NBA), Yakubu Maikyau, (SAN) […]
The spokesperson of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu has highlighted why he deserves to be the next Speaker of the House in the 10th National Assembly. Kalu gave the reasons on Wednesday while fielding questions from journalists in Abuja as he officially declared interest in becoming the speaker of the 10th assembly. Clarifying speculations […]
Benjamin Kalu, a spokesman for the House of Representatives, believes that the parliamentarians were correct in reviewing the election expense cap in the recently passed electoral modification bill. Kalu claimed that, in light of current economic circumstances, parliamentarians’ decision to raise upward the expenditure limit for political campaigns in the recently passed measure was the […]
By Henry Omunu & Tunde Opalana Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Benjamin Kalu, has explained that its invitation to President Muhammadu Buhari was not to ridicule him over growing insecurity in the country. Rep. Kalu made the clarification while speaking with newsmen on Thursday in Abuja, following Buhari’s nonappearance at […]