WIRE โ€” Office of the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, has dismissed reports claiming that N1 billion was inserted into the 2026 budget solely for the procurement of musical instruments for churches in Bende Federal Constituency of Abia State. In a statement issued onWednesdayby his Chief Press Secretary, Levinus Nwabughiogu, the office described Bende N1bn musical instruments: 130 churches to receive N6m each Kalu breaks silence

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