Senator Orji Kalu has denied reports that he had a private meeting with the head of the British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mrs Catriona Laing, over the arrest and trial of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).
Senator Orji Kalu, who is the Chief Whip of the Senate and a member of the red chamber representing Abia North senatorial zone, made the clarification on Tuesday in Abuja, via a statement issued by his spokesman Mr Emeka Nwala.
According to the former Abia Governor, it was the British High Commissioner that visited him at his Abuja residence on May 13 alongside Political Counsellor, British High Commission, Mr Jonathan Bacon and Mr Stuart Gardner.
Senator Orji Kalu called on individuals and groups to desist from spreading false claims about him.
”It, therefore, baffles me that people could just be carelessly mischievous to state that I paid Her Excellency, Mrs Catriona Laing a courtesy visit with Dr Ngige,” Kalu said.
“In the last few weeks, there has been an increasing campaign of calumny against my person.
”I have been attacked right, left and centre, It has been from one rumour and lie to another, propagated by those suffering from jealousy and pull him down syndrome.
“This habit of sponsoring recycled false allegations against me is simply to discredit my goodwill on the good people of Nigeria,” he said.
Kalu stressed, ”Putting the records straight, I neither visited nor discussed IPOB with British High Commissioner as reported.”