Author: Drum Africa Correspondent

The House of Representatives today, June 15, 2021 published the achievements of the last two years of the 9th Assembly. Recall that June 11, 2021 made it two years, the 9th House resumed its duties. This release was made by the spokesperson of the House, Rep. Benjamin Kalu. The release encapsulates the journey of the house in the last two years highlighting the achievements in security, bills, motions, petitions, COVID-19 and other Interventions, Public partnership and transparency, E-parliament and also challenges of the House. Conclusively, the House also stated the  outlook of the activities for the next two sessions. Adding…

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The Spokesperson of the House of Representatives and Member representing Bende Federal Constituency, Rep. Benjamin Kalu has sent his warm wishes to the APC Chieftain, Chief Amobi Ogah. Describing him as an intellectual and an astute business man, who has been committed to providing job opportunities for the people, he mentioned that as a young man he has impacted so many lives positively. The member commended his commitment to the party APC in Abia State and support to everyone in leadership positions within the state adding that he is a 21st century politician who does not play the politics of…

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True leadership is one that breeds trust and accountability to its benefits and as Warren Bennis once wrote ‘Leadership is the capacity to transform vision to reality’. Being a visionary leader, Hon. Ben has been able to gradually transform the vision which he is passionate about for Bende into reality. He has shone the light and given the constituency a new definition of leadership and governance far from what has been experienced since the 4th republic. June 11, 2021, marked the second year in office of the Representative of Bende Federal Constituency who is also the Spokesperson of the House…

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Member, Bende Federal Constituency and Spokesperson of the House, Rep. Benjamin Kalu has called on Nigerians to reflect on today’s democracy day commemoration as a reminder on our rights and freedom regardless of our diversities and to embrace law and order as they exercise their fundamental rights. The representative made this statement in a release made today June 12, 2021 in celebration of Nigeria’s Democracy Day. He urged the Federal government to pay attention to the legacy left by the founding fathers of the nation and honour it by ensuring that unity and peace are not jeopardized in the country…

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The Member representing Bende Federal Constituency and the Spokesperson of the House, Rep. Benjamin Kalu has sent his congratulations and warm wishes to the ABN Director as he adds another year. In a statement, the representative described the ABN boss as a diligent journalist who knows his onions and understands the task of delivering information to citizens. He hailed him for his doggedness and resilience in his job, and for being a valuable member of the fourth estate of the realm. He applauded him for using his media outfit to continue to hold government accountable according to the dictates of…

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The Member representing Bende Federal Constituency who doubles as the spokesperson of the house has expressed gratitude to the people of Bende Federal Constituency for their love and support for a successful two years in office. The representative in a statement released today June 11th, 2021 acknowledged that today marks the day he was sworn into office to represent the good people of Bende Federal constituency. He mentioned that regardless of the challenges he has experienced while in office, he has ensured that the people of Bende have felt the dividends of democracy as this was not the case in…

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The beneficiaries of the National Health Insurance Scheme under the office of the member representing Bende Federal Constituency, Rep. Benjamin Kalu have been announced. Bende constituents who are beneficiaries of this scheme will therefore enjoy access to healthcare services with 90% of the bills paid by the representative. As part of his second year anniversary commemoration, Rep. Benjamin Kalu has gone beyond distributing cars, tricycles and motorbikes to ensuring that the people of Bende can afford health care services when they are sick. Below are the names of the beneficiaries of the NHIS from Bende Federal Constituency:

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The member representing Bende Federal Constituency and the Spokesperson of the House of Representatives Rep. Benjamin Kalu has called for an end to the shoot at sight order given by the Inspector General of Police, IGP. Usman Alkali baba. The representative made this statement while speaking on his weekly program ‘Ben Kalu’s Mandate’ where he mentioned that the order only puts the lives of innocent citizens at risk as this does not give room for proper investigation before any killings are justified. He also added that this would give rise to extra judicial killings without proper monitoring. According to him;…

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The Member representing Bende Federal Constituency and the Spokesperson of the House of Representatives has expressed grief and sadness over the death of the Abia born Registrar of the National Examination Council, Prof. Godswill Obioma who died on the 31st of May, 2021. The representative in a press statement released today June 1st, 2021, mentioned that the late professor was a friend and a big brother to him who was always there to give helpful advice in difficult situations. He stated that he was a constituent of Bende Federal Constituency, an elder statesmen who was always committed to the growth…

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The Spokesperson of the House of Representatives and Member representing Bende Federal Constituency has celebrated Hon. Emmanuel Ndubuisi, The Member Representing Bende South State Constituency at the Abia State House of Assembly The Representative described him as a hardworking man who is committed to the development of Bende. He appreciated his open mindedness to collaborate across party lines putting the interest of Bende people first before other things. He encouraged him to continue the good work for Bende and prayed for God’s all round blessings as he celebrates this special day.

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