Author: Drum Africa

As the deadly nouveau corona virus scourge continue to spread across cities in China and beyond, CEO of Bluediamond Logistics China and Coordinator of Nigerians in Diaspora, Guangdong province in the Peoples Republic of China, Mr. Festus Mbisiogu sends an SOS to the federal government of Nigeria to consider the plea of Nigerian citizens in China to be evacuated to safe region, most especially Nigerian students in the city of Wuhan, the epicenter of the raging epidemic. With one recorded case of infection of a Cameroonian student in the city of Wuhan, and the first African in China to be…

The Association of Nigerian Students in Wuhan, China have issued a letter to the federal government requesting urgent evacuation of over 68 Nigerian students and children stranded in Wuhan, China, the epicentre of the deadly Coronavirus. The letter, signed by the acting president and secretary of the association, was addressed to the Nigerian Ambassador to China as well as Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission. In the letter, the Association recalled the suggestion of the President of Nigerians in Diaspora Organization (NIDO) China that Nigerian students in Wuhan were in need of financial assistance. While clarifying…

The forum of party secretaries of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abia State arrived Abuja yesterday evening to visit Senator Orji Uzor Kalu. Immediately following their visit to Senator Kalu, the forum paid a courtesy call to Hon. Benjamin Kalu at his office in the National Assembly to thank him for sponsoring their visit to see the Senate Chief Whip. The state secretaries were received by Hon. Benjamin Kalu and his colleagues, Hon. Ali Shettima and Hon. Chinyere Igwe (PhD). Exhorting them, Hon. Kalu urged them to remain steadfast in their support and prayers for Senator Kalu, advising them…

Honourable Benjamin Kalu, Member representing Bende Federal Constituency, recently paid a courtesy call to the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha. Discussing youth participation in governance, Hon. Kalu acknowledged the federal government for passing the Not Too Young to Run Bill while thanking the government for its other efforts in promoting the inclusion of young people in leadership. The SGF on the other hand, commended Hon. Kalu for his activities as the Spokesperson of the House of Representatives remarking that the continuity of good governance required the contributions and participation of a new generation of progressive leaders.…

Vice President Yemi Osibanjo was yesterday, accompanied by Hon. Benjamin Kalu, Spokesperson of the House of Representatives, as he visited the National War Musuem in Umuahia as part of an event organized by the Ken Nnamani Centre for Leadership and Development to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the end of the Nigerian Civil War. He was received in Umuahia by the Abia State Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu, Governor Hope Uzodinma, Senator Ken Nnamani and several key political figures and royal fathers from the South East. The Vice President was taken on a tour of the National War Museum in Umuahia where…

The Office of Honourable Benjamin Kalu, member representing Bende Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives has congratulated Senator Orji Kalu’s daughter, Ms. Ezinne Kalu, for graduating with a first class honours degree in Law from the University of Buckingham. In a press release, the constituency felicitated with Ms. Kalu for winning the prize for the Best Performance in Family Law as well as the Roderick Wu Prize for Best Performance in Law of Evidence, noting that her remarkable academic feat which came just in time for her 21st birthday, follows that of her brother, Michael Kalu, who also graduated…

Hon. Benjamin Kalu recently sent Hon. Emma Eke, the Director General of his campaign team, to Isreal, Rome, Greece, Cyprus and Turkey on a Christian pilgrimage. The member representing Bende federal constituency did this to enable Hon. Eke, who worked so hard during the elections to find time to return all the praises to God Almighty, deepen the spiritual journey, draw closer to God since the leadership journey only just commenced. You would recall that Hon. Benjamin Kalu did not dissolve his campaign council. Drum Africa News gathers that the team is still active and working and as usual would…

Politics is more than the occupation of political offices; it involves representing the people and their needs which is achieved through building relevant synergies with resourceful persons. To realise this is to understand what politics truly entails. Yesterday, Honourable Benjamin Kalu was within the Bende Federal Constituency and the Abia North senatorial district meeting persons of worth across party lines, today he is in the South west with the Gov. Bola Ahmed Tinubu (the Jagaban), national leader of the All People’s Congress (APC), a man who admired the work Hon. Kalu has been doing as the spokesman of the House…

As the new year 2020 arrived in style, Hon Ben Kalu representing Bende Federal Constituency embarked on series of visitations as part of his representative function in the Federal House of Representatives. He visited communities, individuals belonging to other parties such as the PDP and institutions domiciled in enclaves controlled by other parties. In a clear demonstration of politics without bitterness, Hon Ben Kalu visited with his entourage Chief Chinedu Ndubuisi, Ijiriji Bende, PDP member representing Bende South state constituency, Hon. Uko Nkole (PDP, Arochkwu/Ohafia) in the House of Representatives and also visited the amiable Vice Chancellor, Micheal Okpara University…

The annual Bende Empowerment Programme usually held every 29th December by Hon. Benjamin Kalu, took an interesting turn this year as the member representing Bende Federal Constituency used the opportunity to hold a townhall meeting to present the leaders and stakeholders of Bende with a report of his activities in his first 180 days in office. The meeting which took place at Agbamuzu civic center Umuoche Bende, had in attendance Bende indigenes, Traditional Rulers representing all the autonomous communities, APC stakeholders as well as members of various political parties. Speaking during the event, Hon. Kalu, who started the event with…