Tag: Abia Governorship Election
OUK and Benjamin Kalu: The Missing Link of Honour and Loyalty in Igbo Political Leadership
By Obinna Ejianya (9News Nigeria – Melbourne, Australia) I am deeply baffled by what is currently playing out between Senator Orji Uzor Kalu (OUK) and the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Okezie Kalu, because from every reasonable standpoint, this is a situation that should never have degenerated into a public show of…
APC National Overrules Abia SWC, Cancels Controversial Zoning Directive
The National Leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has overturned a controversial zoning directive earlier issued by the Abia State Working Committee of the party, directing an immediate return to the status quo. In an official statement signed by the State Publicity Secretary, Uche Aguoru, the party said the decision followed widespread concerns raised…
2027, The Fear of Loosing Election: a Look at Otti-Kalu Political Contrast as Governors
In the current Abia State politics, the moves being made today are as revealing as the history that shaped the state in the post-military era. As we approach the 2027 election, there seems to be an emerging sharp contrast between the sitting Governor, Alex Otti, and the state’s political father, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu (OUK)….
Otti Supports Tinubu, Says He Won’t Oppose His 2027 Re-election Bid
Abia State Governor Alex Otti has declared that he will not oppose President Bola Tinubu’s second-term bid in 2027, citing his own re-election ambitions as a reason for his position. The Labour Party governor made the statement on Friday during the March edition of his monthly media chat titled “Governor Otti Speaks” at Government House,…