Community alleges deputy speaker bullying resident over FG project
A community has accused Deputy Speaker Ben Kalu of bullying a resident with a lawsuit for questioning a substandard N1.3bn FG road project in his constitue Read More: https://punchng.com/community-alleges-deputy-speaker-bullying-resident-over-fg-project/
The Niger Data Mobilisation Team and Nkpa indigenes have demanded that Deputy Speaker Ben Kalu and his former campaign director, Trump Eke, withdraw their lawsuit against Darlington Agoha and practice transparency. The community alleges that the lawsuit is a form of bullying intended to intimidate and shield the leadership from accountability for the substandard N1.3 billion Ecological Fund project in Nkpa, a constituency plagued by such issues.
Agoha, described as a public interest advocate, has faced judicial intimidation for two years after demanding accountability from the leadership. Kalu and Eke were given 72 hours to withdraw the lawsuit, which they rejected, stating that it is a matter for the court to decide.
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