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Jan

13

2026

ABSG Inaugurates 7-Man Admin Panel Of Enquiry Into Okon-Aku Community Crisis

Abia State, Current Events, Metro, News, OhafiaAbia State, Okon-Aku

Abia State Government (ABSG) has inaugurated a 7-man administrative panel of enquiry to investigate the crisis in Okon Aku community, Ohafia Local Government Area of the state, with retired Justice Kenneth Wosu as serving as Chairman. This followed a crisis that erupted in Okon Aku community couple of days ago, which led to a casualty in the community. Inaugurating the panel of enquiry, at JAAC Secretariat Umuahia, the Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Prince Uzor Nwachukwu charged members of the panel to carry out their duties with diligence. He said that constituting the panel was necessitated by the…

Jan

11

2026

By Amos Oge Kalu

2027: Governor Otti Bombs Orji Kalu, Benjamin Kalu and Other Displaced Abia Politicians with Moral Truth

Abia State, Opinion, PoliticsAbia State, Alex Otti, Opinion, Politics

By Ebere Uzoukwa, PhD As the 2027 electoral season gradually comes into view, Abia politics is shifting away from the familiar noise of elite conspiracies toward a more consequential contest between performance and desperation, truth and propaganda, legacy and failure. This transition is neither accidental nor cosmetic; it is the inevitable outcome of a state rediscovering the value of leadership anchored on competence, integrity, and results. Governor Alex Chioma Otti’s remarks on Saturday, 10 January, at the Seventh Day Adventist Church, Umuoriehi, in Umuahia North Local Government Area, provide a compelling moral and political lens through which to interrogate the…

Jan

11

2026

By Amos Oge Kalu

Ikenga Gburugburu Blasts Orji Uzor Kalu as Politically Spent, Warns Him to Stay Clear of Gov. Alex Otti

Abia State, Amos Oge Kalu, News, Opinion, PoliticsAbia State, Alex Otti, Opinion, Orji Uzor Kalu, Osita Offor, Politics, Ultimate Commander

By Ambassador Dr. Osita Offor Politics, like time, does not wait. It moves on—sometimes gently, sometimes brutally. Senator Orji Uzor Kalu’s difficulty today is not that his political time has passed, but that he refuses to accept that history has closed that chapter. His recent fixation on Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Chioma Otti, OFR, is therefore less a debate of ideas and more a public display of political anxiety. Governor Otti did not invite himself into Senator Kalu’s political narrative. He was dragged in—because relevance, once lost, is often pursued through noise rather than performance. That is precisely what…

Jan

11

2026

By Amos Oge Kalu

Beyond Sentiment, a Call for Justice, Accountability, and Responsible Leadership in Okon-Aku Ohafia

Abia State, Amos Oge Kalu, Column, News, Ohafia, Opinion, Social IssuesAbia State, Comr Amos Kalu, Metro, Next Level, Nigeria, Opinion, Politics

My name is Comr. Amos Oge Kalu,. For those who have reached out to understand the true situation surrounding the crisis in my village, Okon-Aku, Ohafia, it must be stated clearly that the matter is as complex as it appears simple. At the heart of the problem lies the persistent inability of critical stakeholders to find common ground and reconcile their differences. I have maintained silence for some time, largely out of respect for Hon. Akuma, who was not just a close friend but a brother from my maternal lineage of Umu Ezie. His encouragement and support in my professional…

Jan

10

2026

By Amos Oge Kalu

2027: Between the Enemies of Abia and Governor Otti’s Second Term

Abia State, Column, Opinion, Politics

Ebere Uzoukwa, PhD On Friday, 9 January 2026, a group of politicians of Abia extraction gathered at the Umuahia country-home of Senator Theodore Orji, a former governor of Abia State. Present at the meeting were individuals who played active roles during the administrations of Senator Orji Uzor Kalu from 1999 to 2007, Senator Theodore Orji from 2007 to 2015, and Dr Okezie Victor Ikpeazu from 2015 to 2023. At the end of the meeting, reportedly convened by Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, their agenda became clear. The plot was to stop the re-election of Governor Alex Chioma Otti OFR and, by…