Orji Kalu: Deputy Speaker, Wase clears air on Gbajabiamila saying ‘going to prison is honour for politicians’
Wase described the story as ‘most misleading and a deliberate misrepresentation of facts.’
Report emerged on different platforms yesterday quoting the Speaker to have made the comment following the release of the Senate Chief Whip, Senator Orji Kalu from prison last week.The Deputy Speaker, while setting the record straight, said it is true that he represented the Speaker when Principal Officers of the House visited the Senate Chief Whip, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, at his residence in Abuja on Monday.
Wase said that during the visit, he also relayed his experience with the former governor of Plateau State, Late Chief Solomon Lar, whom he said once told them after coming out of prison that as politicians they should expect things like this.“There was never a time, the Deputy Speaker, who spoke for a little over three minutes during the visit said that “going to prison is badge of honour for politicians.
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