Orji Uzor Kalu Archives - Page 2 of 11

Jan

14

2026

Political Earthquake Looms in Abia as Ohaneze Youth Council Targets Orji Uzor Kalu for Recall Over False Statements

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The Ohaneze Youth Council (OYC) has issued a stern warning to Senator Orji Uzor Kalu over what it described as false, misleading, and inflammatory statements against the Governor of Abia State, Dr. Alex Chioma Otti, vowing to initiate his recall before 2027 elections if he fails to retract the comments and apologise publicly. In a press release signed by the National Publicity Secretary of the Ohaneze Youth Council, Hon. Authority Micheal Ukpabi, the youth body expressed deep concern over the remarks allegedly made by the former Abia State governor, describing them as reckless, politically motivated, and disconnected from the prevailing…

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

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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

10

2026

By Amos Oge Kalu

Okoh Advises Gov. Otti to Sheath Sword, Respect Senator Orji Uzor Kalu’s Seniority in Abia Politics

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Chief Chidiebere J. Okoh, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abia State and a staunch supporter of the Senator representing Abia North Senatorial District, Distinguished Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, has cautioned Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Chioma Otti, OFR, against what he described as unwarranted political attacks on the former governor and serving senator. In a statement made available to the press, Chief Okoh warned the governor to desist from picking unnecessary fights with Senator Kalu, whom he described as a senior political figure and an established authority in Abia politics, stressing that such conduct does not…

Jan

09

2026

By Amos Oge Kalu

Kalu’s 1999 vs Otti’s 2023: How the Former Governor Further Exposed His Intellectual Deficiency

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By Ebere Uzoukwa, PhD Public commentary by political leaders carries a responsibility. It must be grounded in facts, context, and historical honesty. When these pillars are absent, statements may ignite partisan passions but will inevitably collapse under scrutiny. This is the fundamental flaw in Senator Orji Uzor Kalu’s recent attacks on Governor Alex Chioma Otti OFR, particularly his reckless attempts to compare governance outcomes between 1999 and 2023 while disregarding context, economic realities, and his own legacy in office. Kalu’s latest pronouncements reveal a troubling combination of arrogance, historical amnesia, and intellectual superficiality. The former governor had during his recent…

Jan

06

2026

By Amos Oge Kalu

Orji Kalu: When Insatiable Political Ambition Overshadows Statesmanship

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Ebere Uzoukwa, PhD Senator Orji Uzor Kalu’s recent declaration that Abia will be APC in 2027, coupled with his emphatic insistence that he would actively work against the re-election of Governor Alex Chioma Otti, OFR, despite professing personal friendship, is not only reckless but deeply revealing. It exposes a troubling contradiction between unrestrained political ambition and the standards of statesmanship expected of a former governor and serving senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. On the surface, the statement is framed as an expression of party loyalty. In substance, however, it reflects a longstanding pattern of political indiscretion that has…