In a statement signed by the President and Proprietor of Bussdor, Oscar Igbokwe, dated October 27, the management said the board, after its meeting on October 21, decided to reappoint the business mogul for another tenure
Browsing: Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu
The former governor described as novel the plan by the Government College Umuahia Old Boys Association to redeem the former citadel of learning and flagship of high schools in the east of the Niger from its present sorry state.
The subject of this analysis as the headline hints is a superlative comparison of the tenures of the immediate past governor, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu, his successor, Chief Theodore Ahamefula Orji (Ochendo), and, anticipatorily by way of extrapolative presumptiveness based on dual predecessors’ pedigrees, his anointed lackey who is the controversial governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu
Already, Kalu has formally notified the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Alhaji Adamu Mu’azu, of his decision.
The former governor between 1999 and 2007, who had earlier purchased the PDP nomination forms for Abia North Senatorial District, explained that his decision to withdraw from the race was a personal sacrifice for the unity and cohesion of PDP in Abia State
A lot of media wars have been going on between Governor Theodore Orji of Abia State and his predecessor, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu. The two personalities have said different things at the same time and are still going to say more: things they did when we were not with them while they held sway in the government house, Umuahia, when Kalu served as governor; 1999-2007.
Kalu urged Ladoja not to mourn but rejoice that not only did his mother live long enough but also lived a fulfilled life
The Peoples Democratic Party chieftain said that he had already entered into discussions with the management of Emirate Airlines to partner with his airline
According to him “two party system of government, is the best for Nigeria’s heterogeneous nature because it will promote platform for alternative viable opposition and further entrench democratic norms in the nation’s polity”
Kalu, who spoke when he visited the Ooni of Ife, Oba Okunade Sijuwade, and the Owa Obokun of Ijesaland, Oba Adekunle Arowolaran, on Sunday, said that since the traditional institution is the closest authority to the people, monarchs across the country have huge roles to play in the restoration of peace to Nigeria
He said that he had followed Kalu even before he became governor and knows that Kalu is a courageous man who does not mind saying the truth even at a great risk to his life
According to Dr. Kalu, Nigerians should shun party sentiment in the process of choosing leaders, stressing that political party should no longer be the focal point in the selection of leaders in order to move the country forward
Kalu, in a statement on Tuesday by his Special Adviser, Prince Oyekunle Oyewumi, said Ajayi will remain one of the leading lights of the legal profession in Nigeria for a long time to come
Reacting to an online publication that a warrant of arrest had been placed on Kalu over the death of a lady, Oyewumi said the report was an outright fabrication
Kalu, in a statement on Monday by his Special Adviser, Oyekunle Oyewumi, said the only way to assuage in a little way the grievance of the media over the killing of one of its own was to speedily bring the perpetrators of the crime to justice
A statement on Sunday by Kalu’s Special Adviser, Oyekunle Oyewumi, quoted Kalu as saying: “What the CBN governor said without verifying his facts is capable of grinding to a halt the economy of any nation
Kalu hinted: “We are building the largest tank farm in Nigeria in your state in Ikot Abasi
The former governor cautioned politicians not to heat up the polity ahead of the 2015 general election while calling on the people at the helm of affairs to face the challenges of governance rather than waste tax payers’ resources in fighting for selfish ambitions
Archbishop Kattey, the head of the Anglican Church in the Niger Delta, was seized by armed gunmen on Friday and a statement has yet to be released on his whereabouts
Kalu, in a statement issued on his behalf by his Special Adviser, Oyekunle Oyewumi, in Harare, Zimbabwe, where he is as a part of the African Union Election Observer Mission, said the late newsmen demonstrated uncommon commitment to their profession and welfare of their colleagues by attending a meeting in Abuja that was solely to consider the welfare of members of the NUJ
He said: “Even in a nuclear family, brothers and sisters disagree to agree talk less of an extended one as it is the case with the PDP, the biggest political party in Africa