The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, has inaugurated a seven-man Peace Fund Committee to help raise financial support for the victims of insecurity in the South-East region.
A member of the Peace in South-East Project, Daniel Akwari, was named the chairman of the fund, while another PISE-P member, Mary Ikoku, was announced as the secretary.
Other members of the committee are former Minister of Labour and Productivity, EmekaWogu, the member representing Bogoro/Das/Tafawa Balewa Federal Constituency of Bauchi State in the House of Representatives, JaafaruLeko, as well as the member representing BirninKebbi/Kalgo/Bunza Federal Constituency of Kebbi State, Ibrahim Mohammed.
Kalu, who represents Bende Federal Constituency of Abia State, visited the 144 Battalion Headquarters in Asa, Ukwa West Local Government Area of Abia State, to commiserate with the military high command over the killing of five soldiers by gunmen during last Thursday’s sit-at-home declared by the Indigenous People of Biafra across the South-East.
Kalu subsequently donated ten million Naira to support the families of the five slain soldiers.
Inaugurating the committee, Kalu charged them to be accountable and transparent in their operations, adding that the peace fund was in line with the rehabilitation objective of PISE-P, which he founded alongside members of the parliament from the South-East region.