A former Governor of Abia State, Dr. Orji Kalu, has said he is ready to face the probe panel set up by his successor, Chief Theodore Orji, to look into the running of the state’s newspaper outfit while he was in government.
Kalu, who is in Abia State, according to a statement by his Special Adviser, Oyekunle Oyewumi, said he has nothing to hide and thus nothing to fear concerning the probe.He, however insisted that he must be properly invited for him to honour the invitation.
The former governor said that the news flash on Nigeria Television Authority on May 15, 2013 asking him to appear before the panel was not a proper channel of invitation but rather an abuse of due process.
He further stated that the purchase of printing equipments by his newspaper outfit, Sun Publishing Limited in Aba, Lagos and Abuja was financed by Guarantee Trust Bank Plc, which has been fully paid.
Kalu re-affirmed his commitment to the rule of law as a law abiding citizen of Nigeria and stated that he is ready to defend his actions as Governor of Abia State between 1999 and 2007.
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