Member representing Bende Federal Constituency of Abia State in the House of Representatives, Rep Benjamin Kalu, says he will not be distracted from working for the good of his constituents.

Speaking on the heels of a court judgment that vindicated him from the suit filed against him on allegations of name forgery on his academic certifications, Kalu expressed confidence in the judiciary to ensure justice.

The lawmaker, who is also the spokesperson of the House said, “As I have always said, God is the God of justice. As a believer in God, I was confident that He would not allow injustice to be meted against me. Also, as a product of the judiciary, I had absolute confidence in the ability of the judiciary to sustain justice especially when the facts speak so clearly for themselves.

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“I have experienced the competence of the judiciary from the time of the elections, Tribunal and Court of Appeal. So, I was certain that the judiciary would sustain their fairness and gladly they did not disappoint me. I thank my supporters who believed in me, who stood by me and showed great concern during this period.

“It has been a horrible two years, going in and out of court. The idea of this litigation was to distract me from working for the people of Bende, however I have refused to be distracted.”

Kalu had been taken to court by one Okey Ezeala, who claimed there was a name discrepancy in the lawmaker’s academic certificates. Also the candidate of the PDP in the 2019 election against Kalu, Chima Anyaso, had unsuccessfully attempted to join the suit.

But a judgement delivered by Justice A.O. Chijioke at the High Court in Umuahia, dismissed the suit, describing it as malicious.

Justice Chijioke agreed with all the arguments of Kalu’s lead Counsel, K.C Nwufor SAN, that the matter was a pre-election matter and therefore statute barred and frivolous and also that the lawmaker fully complied with the law in his change of name.

He also said the claimant failed to prove his claims of forgery and impersonation against Kalu.

The court also agreed with Nwufor, that the claimant ought to have produced the original bearer of the name which Rep. Kalu was alleged to have impersonated.

Reacting to the judgement, Nwufor said, “It is a day for justice and I am happy that justice has been done. As you can see, this was a frivolous and malicious suit aimed at defaming the clean reputation of one of the best legislators Abia state has ever sent to Abuja.”