Senator representing Abia North Senatorial District, Orji Uzor Kalu, has explained that the rice that he shared with the people of Abia State at his country home, Igbere, between January 1 and 13, 2024, was from his OUK Foundation and not from the Nigerian Senate.
Clearing the air about the controversy over the source of the items, the former Abia State Governor, via his official Facebook page, on Sunday, declared that he shared the New Year palliatives out of his own volition and the love he has for the people and the less privileged in society.
While speaking to the OUK media team, Kalu further stated that the kind gesture was made 38 years ago when he had not joined politics.
Kalu siad: “I can confirm to you that the rice shared in Igbere, carrying my picture, is the normal rice from the Orji Uzor Kalu Foundation.”
“I have been sharing it with people since 1986, and we used to share it with the whole state, Abia North, Central, and South, and we also share it with the less privileged in other parts of the country.
“So, it’s not rice from the Nigerian Senate. Today is January 14, 2024; if we will collect rice for December 2023, I don’t know, unless we are collecting it tomorrow. For now, I haven’t collected any rice from the 10th Senate.”
