The Chief Whip of the Senate and Senator representing Abia North Senatorial District, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu on Saturday paid an unscheduled visit to the Kuje correctional centre, Abuja.
Dr Kalu, a former governor of Abia state and 2023 Presidential hopeful, arrived the correctional centre at about 1pm, inspected some ongoing projects in the centre such as the lightening projects which is extended to both mosques and churches in the premises worth millions of naira.
Kalu’s arrival erupted joy amongst both the inmates and staff, with many of them chanting “Kalu for President 2023” . Many of the imates hailed his continued welfare initiatives despite leaving the correctinal centre.
Some of the staffs and inmates who spoke in annonimity, expressed their desire for the Senate Chief become the next Nigerian President in 2023, regardless of any party . The excited inmates described Kalu as true nationalist who carries the welfare of all Nigerians at heart.
Recall that , Senator Kalu spent six months incarcerated at the Kuje correctional centre , the Supreme Court had nullified the conviction of Kalu.
Justice Amina Augie who led a seven-man panel of Justices held that the trial Justice Mohammed Liman Idris of the Federal High Court in Lagos acted without jurisdiction.
Source: https://thenigeriadaily.com/2020/08/22/kalu-visits-kuje-spends-n4-9-m-to-light-up-church-mosque/
