Kalu: Group demands thorough probe after LPDC dismissal of NYSC controversy

Two groups, the Save Nigeria Movement (SNM) and the Freelance Journalists Federation (FJF), person called for a thorough probe pursuing the confirmation by the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee that the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Okezie Kalu, ne'er participated successful the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) portion attending the Nigerian Law School.

The determination followed a petition submitted by lawyer John Aikpokpo Martins, who requested an probe into Kalu’s information successful the NYSC and attendance astatine the Law School.

Reacting, the groups asked the Department of State Services (DSS) and the Nigeria Police Force to analyse those down the petition.

Speaking astatine a property league successful Abuja connected Sunday done their conveners, Solomon Semeka and Ibrahim Akawe Joseph, the groups suggested that the contention could beryllium linked to governmental rivalry up of the 2027 governorship predetermination successful Abia State.

“We privation to punctual the nationalist that a petition connected this aforesaid substance was antecedently submitted to the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee. After a review, the committee dismissed the petition for lacking merit,” the groups said.

“It has go progressively wide that this run is driven by pol...