Prof. Itse Sagay (SAN), the
chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC) has
hailed the All Progressives Congress, APC over the court verdict on ex-governor
of Abia state, Orji Uzor Kalu.
Recall that Justice
Mohammed Idris convicted Kalu on 39 counts of N7.2 billion fraud and money
laundering preferred against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission.
Justice Mohammed sentenced Kalu
to 12 years in prison for N7.65 billion fraud.
Reacting, Sagay said Kalu’s
conviction had proved wrong those accusing the ruling APC of protecting corrupt
politicians under its party from being prosecuted.
Speaking with Daily Independent
on the conviction of Orji Uzor Kalu, Sagay called on those making claims that
APC members have immunity from being persecuted to apologise to President
Buhari and the APC.
According to him, those claims
made by the opposition can be considered as ‘Hate Speech’.
He said: “All those who have been
saying that if you should join APC, you are covered by some immunity for any
corruption or wrongdoing and nobody can touch you have been proven wrong.
“From what has happened in the
case of Orji Kalu, we can consider what those people are saying as hate speech.
“By saying that, what they are
doing is creating prejudice, anger and displeasure against the APC government
for no just cause.
“I think they should apologise to
this government and to the party for their unbridled and irresponsible opinion
on this matter.”
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