“As the governor of Abia State, I never used bulletproof cars. Even up till now, I am not using bullet proof cars. I made use of buses as governor and I am still using buses up till now,” he said.

“I don’t believe anybody can kill me except God. Instead of spending huge money on buying expensive bulletproof cars, governors should use the money and provide electricity for their people,” he added.

Kalu recently moved to the All Progressives Congress (APC) but denied that he took the decision to avoid being prosecuted for corruption.