Senator Orji Kalu | InsideOjodu https://www.insideojodu.com ...conecting the community Wed, 12 Apr 2023 11:11:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.10 http://www.insideojodu.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/favicon.ico Senator Orji Kalu | InsideOjodu https://www.insideojodu.com 32 32 Kalu holds open casket viewing for late wife in US https://www.insideojodu.com/kalu-holds-open-casket-viewing-for-late-wife-in-us/ https://www.insideojodu.com/kalu-holds-open-casket-viewing-for-late-wife-in-us/#respond Wed, 12 Apr 2023 11:11:09 +0000 https://www.insideojodu.com/?p=42292 The former Governor of Abia State, Senator Orji Kalu, has held an open casket…

The post Kalu holds open casket viewing for late wife in US first appeared on InsideOjodu.]]> The former Governor of Abia State, Senator Orji Kalu, has held an open casket viewing ceremony for his late wife, Mrs Ifeoma Kalu, at McEwen Funeral Service-Pineville Chapel, North Carolina, in the United States.

Kalu shared pictures from the open casket viewing via his Twitter handle on Wednesday.

He wrote, “ Ahead of tomorrow’s service of songs for my late ex-wife Mrs Ifeoma Ada Kalu , we had an open casket viewing at McEwen Funeral Service-Pineville Chapel, North Carolina, USA. We will miss our beloved wife, mother, grandmother, Sister and Aunt. She will be sorely missed by all.”

The post Kalu holds open casket viewing for late wife in US first appeared on InsideOjodu.]]> https://www.insideojodu.com/kalu-holds-open-casket-viewing-for-late-wife-in-us/feed/ 0 Kalu informs Buhari of intention to run for Senate president https://www.insideojodu.com/kalu-informs-buhari-of-intention-to-run-for-senate-president/ https://www.insideojodu.com/kalu-informs-buhari-of-intention-to-run-for-senate-president/#respond Tue, 28 Mar 2023 15:15:13 +0000 https://www.insideojodu.com/?p=41351 Amidst the internal lobbying for the next leadership of the upper and lower chambers…

The post Kalu informs Buhari of intention to run for Senate president first appeared on InsideOjodu.]]> Amidst the internal lobbying for the next leadership of the upper and lower chambers of the 10th National Assembly, Senator Orji Kalu, on Tuesday, informed President Buhari, of his intention to run for  Senate presidency.

Kalu disclosed this to State House correspondents shortly after meeting with Buhari in his office at the Aso Rock Villa.

He said he was open to vying for the Senate Presidency if the All Progressives Congress would zone the office to the South-East.

Kalu who is the current Senate Chief Whip representing Abia North District, argued that zoning the office to the South-East would ensure the stability of the incoming administration.

According to him, although the APC did not garner considerable votes from the region, zoning the Senate presidency to the region would bring peace to the country.

The lawmaker argued that the South-East contributed much more to Nigeria than just votes for APC.

Kalu added that he presented his Certificate of return to the president while appreciating him for his support towards the people of Abia North.

He said, “I was received this afternoon by President Muhammadu Buhari (GCFR) in the State House. It was an honour to present my certificate of return  to Mr President and to thank him for the attention he gave Abia North Senatorial District in the last three years.

“I also intimated Mr President of my intention to run for the office of the Senate President in the 10th National Assembly.”

Kalu had last week Tuesday told the All Progressive Congress and the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, to zone the Senate presidency to his village in Igbere in Abia North Senatorial District, Abia State to prevent any other lawmaker from contesting against him.

Exactly a week ago, Kalu openly declared his intention to contest for Senate presidency in the 10th National Assembly, if the party zones the position to South-East.

He said, “If they want to zone, they should zone it to my village so nobody would contest it against me. I don’t even want them to zone it to the South.

“The party should zone it to Igbere in my ward because I am the only Senator from there. You can manufacture another Senator from another local government from another place Abia. I would like the party to zone it to me, with my name.”

Other Senators who have openly declared their intentions to run for the Senate Presidency are Senator Jibrin Barau (Kano Central); and Sani Musa (Niger East).

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