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Saving the best for last, the Joint Task Team for the Femi/Wase ticket on Sunday, stopped at the Abuja residence of Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu, Senator-Elect representing Abia-North. The senator-elect, representing Abia North, pledged to offer necessary support to ensure his victory as speaker. He said that Gbajabiamila was not a candidate of Sen. Ahmed Tinubu, the APC National Leader as being speculated by some sections of the society. “There is no doubt that people have been blackmailing you that you are a candidate of Tinubu, but the president have told us collectively and individually that you are a candidate…

Benjamin Kalu yesterday met with Kebbi State Governor, Abubakar Atiku Bagudu. This came after a warm reception in Maiduguri the previous day by the Borno State Governor, Engr. Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum MNI. The member-elect’s visit was part of a tour of the North by the Joint Task Team for the Femi/Wase House of Representatives leadership ticket. Benjamin Kalu and the joint task team during their tour also met with Mallam El Rufai on the previous day. Speaking to the press on the tour, Benjamin Kalu emphasized his commitment to uphold the decision of his party to the letter for…

Benjamin Kalu, member elect to represent Bende Federal Constituency in the 9th House of Representatives, has called for an increase in political will to fight the scourge of tuberculosis (TB). In a message at a Children’s Day event organized by an advocacy group against TB, he expressed his concerns that TB in Nigeria is currently claiming more lives than HIV and BokoHaram activities. He pledged to advocate in the National Assembly for increased government attention to TB. He also expressed his commitment to attracting the establishment of a Centre for Disease Control in his constituency, Bende. Watch the video below:…

Benjamin Kalu, Member-elect representing Bende Federal Constituency, celebrated the 2019 Children’s Day at a tuberculosis program for kids. The event put together by Ogwuche Iberi Deborah, founder of Debriche Health Development Centre and parliamentary liaison officer for the West African TB Caucus, was aimed at creating awareness about the scourge of tuberculosis (TB) on children in Nigeria. According to statistics, Nigeria is Africa’s 2nd largest TB burden country. In 2016 alone, there were 407,000 new cases of TB and 154,000 resulting deaths. Despite the scourge of TB, out of a budget of USD336 million required to effectively combat and control…

In his message to Nigerians on the 2019 Children’s Day, Benjamin Kalu, Member Elect for Bende Federal Constituency has pledged to sponsor and support policies and legislation that protect the rights of the Nigerian Child. The member elect who will be participating in a Children’s Day tuberculosis program for kids organized by Global TB Caucus, stressed on the need to preserve the rights of the Nigerian Child to life, health, education and protection. Read his message below: 2019 CHILDREN’S DAY: MY PLEDGE TO THE FUTURE We celebrate our children because we love them, they embody the optimistic ideals which…

Hon. Benjamin Kalu, House of Representatives Member-elect, Bende Federal Constituency has been nominated for the award of Distinguished Alumnus of University of Calabar (Unical), his alma mater. The award ceremony is to be held at the Faculty of Law’s annual law dinner on July 5, 2019.  In a letter signed by Professor Micheal P. Okom, the Dean of the Faculty of Law, Hon. Kalu who finished from the prestigious University in 1998 after dropping a one of a kind brilliant dissertation research work on “On oil spillage and the victim’s right; the Legal perspective”, was described as a worthy Ambassador…

As preparations gear up for the 9th National Assembly to be sworn into office on June 11, the Faculty of Arts of University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN) has congratulated Representative member-elect, Hon. Benjamin Kalu on his victory in the recently concluded general elections. Hon. Benjamin Kalu contested to represent Bende Federal Constituency, Abia State in one of the most widely monitored campaigns in the last general election. His victory has since been greeted with felicitations from all parts of the country. In the congratulatory letter signed by the Dean of the Faculty of Arts, Professor Nnanyelugo Okoro, the university thanked…

Hon. Benjamin Kalu, House of Representatives Member Elect for Bende Federal Constituency visited some motherless babies homes and the Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) Camp in Area 1, Abuja to mark his birthday yesterday which coincided with his stay in Abuja to process certain documentations in preparation of the upcoming 9th House of Reps swearing in next month. The camp, established 6 years ago, currently holds 3015 people including IDPs from Borno, Yobe and Adamawa States who were visibly excited to welcome the legislator. After distributing food, drinks and other items, the member elect celebrated his birthday with the IDPs, singing…

Hon. Benjamin Kalu, Member Elect representing Bende Federal Constituency in the incoming 9th House of Representatives, today wished all Nigerian workers a Happy Workers Day. In his message to Nigerians, he celebrated the achievements of the current government in promoting the welfare of Nigerian workers and in the same breath, advocated for the National Assembly to protect and preserve the civil service. Read the full text below: Happy WORKERS’ DAY 2019 The spirit of the workers who give their work utmost priority and diligence in laying the building blocks for our national development, unity and progress should always be celebrated…

At Drum Africa Lifestyle, we write quite a lot about maintaining a healthy work-life balance. After all, you will never feel truly satisfied by work until you are satisfied by life. Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu (OUK), Senator-elect and former Governor of Abia State, whose birthday is today, was spotted yesterday at an exclusive hotel in South Africa. Our D.A. Lifestyle Correspondent confirmed that the billionaire flew his wife out on his private jet to a holiday ahead of his birthday in two days. #BaecationGoals By the way, OUK turns 59 today and it is good to see him still kicking…