Tag: Benjamin Kalu

“My office allocated ₦780m, not ₦1bn, for church outreach” – Kalu

Aminu Imam
Kalu on church outreach

Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, has dismissed reports that his office allocated ₦1 billion in the 2026 budget for the procurement of musical instruments for churches in Bende federal constituency, Abia State. In a statement issued on Wednesday by his Chief Press Secretary, Levinus Nwabughiogu, Kalu stated that the actual allocation is ₦780 million. According to the Deputy Speaker, the reports misrepresented both the amount allocated and the purpose of the intervention. He disclosed that the budget provision, after Value-Added Tax (VAT) and other statutory deductions,…

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“NASS working out funding formula for proposed state police” – Kalu

Aminu Imam
Kalu on state police

Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, says the 10th National Assembly is working out a funding framework for the proposed state police, assuring Nigerians that financing will not hinder its establishment. Kalu gave the assurance yesterday, while briefing newsmen in Abuja after returning from a week-long engagement at Chatham House and the ‘London Climate Action Week’ in the United Kingdom. His comments come amid concerns over the financial capacity of states to sustain separate police formations if the proposed constitutional amendment establishing state police is passed. Addressing…

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