The All Progressives Congress in Abia State has debunked reports claiming that Senator Orji Uzor Kalu was suspended from the party.
Kalu, who is the former governor of Abia State and currently the Chief Whip of the Senate, was on Friday reported to have been suspended by the Abia State chapter of the APC.
In reaction to the report, the spokesperson of the Abia State APC, Hon. Okey Ezeala described it as the handiwork of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to evoke confusion a few hours before the elections.
He asserted that Orji Uzor Kalu, representing Abia North senatorial district, remains the party’s candidate in the Saturday election.
According to Ezeala, a paid agent of Kalu’s PDP opponent, Mao Ohuabunwa, was the mastermind of the report.
He noted the fright from the PDP’s camp in view of their imminent defeat at the polls tomorrow propelled them to resorting to malicious write-ups
“He is not suspended from the party and the party has no contemplation in that regard and there are no issues whatsoever to warrant such,” he said, adding: “Neither did the chairman of the Disciplinary Committee, Paul Nwabuisi, State Secretary, Chief Chidi Avajah, and the State Chairman, Dr Kingsley Ononogbu or any party executive sit or agree to issue such a letter.