Abia 2011: Kalu backs brother for governorship

A former Governor of Abia State, Chief Orji Uzor, has commenced moves to have his younger brother, Mascot, become the governor of the state in 2011.

Sources said that Kalu has started preparations to ensure that Mascot replaces the incumbent, Chief Theodore Orji, next year.

Mascot is at present the Chief of Staff to Orji. Sources told the Nigerian Compass that Kalu has started consultations with the leadership of the Progressive Peoples Alliance (PPA) to have Mascot as one of the party’s governorship aspirants, believing that he should emerge easily as the candidate.

Kalu is the party’s Chairman, Board of Trustees while Orji emerged governor using the party’s platform in 2007. Sources also said that Kalu has positioned Orji’s deputy, Mr. Chris Akomas, as Mascot’s running mate for the election. It is not only Mascot that might benefit from Kalu’s generosity.

Another of Kalu’s younger brother, Hon. Nnanna Uzor Kalu, who is serving his second term in the House of Representatives, will run for the Senate in Abia South Senatorial District, sources have told the Nigerian Compass. And he has Kalu’s backing.


Nnanna will be seeking to unseat a former Governor of the state, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

The Abia seat of power has become the property of the kalus.What is going on in that state is very shameful.

It seems that the people of Abia state have nobody to challenge or question Orji Kalu so he is free to impose anybody to the people and they will accept them.

That is a pity!

I do know of one person who will be running for Abia governorship who hates what OUK has been, and still is doing. If I were to speak honestly though, I think OUK's hand will continue to be in Abia. I doubt if anyone can grab the gov. office from the hands of the OUK, legitimately.

This leads me to believe that there is only one course of action that can, and needs to be taken, regarding OUK.

ChinenyeN:

I do know of one person who will be running for Abia governorship who hates what OUK has been, and still is doing. If I were to speak honestly though, I think OUK's hand will continue to be in Abia. I doubt if anyone can grab the gov. office from the hands of the OUK, legitimately.

This leads me to believe that there is only one course of action that can, and needs to be taken, regarding OUK.

And what is that course of action, because I know the people of Arochukwu are getting fed up with this marginalization at the hands of OUK.

It is a damn disgrace in the lack of development in our state.

Poster pls give us a link to the news and Point of correctn,Enyinnay Abaribe was never a gov in Abia rather a dep gov.

Like Kwara like Abia

EzeUche, find a willing and able assassin, since everyone wants to keep getting in the way of simple & effective jungle justice.

There may be some truth in the news.T A Orji is no longer in the good books of Orji kalu.OUK is yet to open up on who he'll support 4 gov come 2011.There are indicatns that he wont support the incumbent gov who has sidelined his brother,Mascot and his mum in d award of contracts and other juicy packages they were getting wen OUK was in power.

@EzeUche,

The truth is that we (yes I am Aro too) are not ready to do anything about the Orjilization of Abia State just yet.  Whenever we are ready, the place will be too hot for Orji, his mum and his boys.  There is no point shouting because his fellow politicians are not ready too.

Do you remember Arthur Nzeribe?  Do you remember what happened to his "everlasting" hold on Orlu Senatorial Zone when boys remembered him?

I am sure you know what happened.

Orji uzor and T A orji both have things in common, looting 80% of Abia state treasury and mismanaging the rest

Whoever these guys brings into office will still continue their bad legacy, Abia state is the worst state in Nigeria!!!!!!!!!!

ChinenyeN:

I doubt if anyone can grab the gov. office from the hands of the OUK, legitimately.

Are you saying that Abia people LIKE Orji and will LEGITIMATELY vote him in even after all this?

I suspect OUK is behind the recent kidnapping & robbery attacks in Abia just to rubbish the already rubbished image of T.A and make him look stupid if he ever declare for a 2nd term.

slap1:

I suspect OUK is behind the recent kidnapping & robbery attacks in Abia just to rubbish the already rubbished image of T.A and make him look silly if he ever declare for a 2nd term.

WHat image would that be?

Kobojunkie:

WHat image would that be?

Nice question Kobo. As if we expect anything better from the Orji in power.

Maybe Abia State should be unified with Imo State again. The state is not needed and we can see that is not working.

No. Not what I'm saying at all, Kobojunkie.

delegiwa:

Nice question Kobo. As if we expect anything better from the Orji in power.

I am never a fan of the govt in Abia, I'm just pointing out some excessive selfishness. Peace.

Reunite With Imo; Do I detect a change of heart coming from the Old Bende division?

are abia people waiting for orji to completely destroy the state before they realise he's not good for them?

ChinenyeN:

Reunite With Imo; Do I detect a change of heart coming from the Old Bende division?

Maybe, I am just fed up with the lack of development in Abia State.

Driving from Umuahia to Aba can be quite treacherous with all those police checkpoints and those huge potholes. It is a disgrace.

Abia State is a mess. I have come to the conclusion that PPA is the main culprit. Lack of development means businesses are not being attracted to come to the state.

In Arochukwu, people can go without power for TWO WEEKS! We dey suffer o!

That is why my family has always supported PDP when it comes to state politics.

Wazobia-ng, your post leads me to believe that you don't understand the length and breadth of the Abia-OUK situation.

EzeUche, join the rest of us Ngwa/Ukwa/Asa who have always been fed up.

ChinenyeN:

Wazobia-ng, your post leads me to believe that you don't understand the length and breadth of the Abia-OUK situation.

What situation? A mere mortal who himself has to do so much to get and keep power and . . .

ARE DEY D OWNERS OF ABIA STATE.
HABA

ChinenyeN:


EzeUche, join the rest of us Ngwa/Ukwa/Asa who have always been fed up.

Trust me when I say the rest of the state is upset is fed up. I wish these kidnappers and robbers would target these thieving politicians in Abia State instead of businessmen.

Kobojunkie, it is still a situation, like many others in Naija.

ChinenyeN:

Kobojunkie, it is still a situation, like many others in Naija.

If you truly believe that, then why this retort earlier?

ChinenyeN:

Wazobia-ng, your post leads me to believe that you don't understand the length and breadth of the Abia-OUK situation.

you made it seem we had some UNIQUE situation of some sort in Abia earlier.

Kobojunkie, you're seriously over thinking this. Although, granted, I can see how my choice of words could give that impression. But basically, my response to wazobia-ng was just to highlight on how the issue is not as simple as (s)he makes it out to seem in his/her post.

ChinenyeN:

Kobojunkie, you're seriously over thinking this. Although, granted, I can see how my choice of words could give that impression. But basically, my response to wazobia-ng was just to highlight on how the issue is not as simple as (s)he makes it out to seem in his/her post.

But, the problem is SIMPLE! It is as simple as it is in anywhere Nigeria!

and they have forgotten that i will be coming home to contest d governorship under PDP

Kobojunkie:

But, the problem is SIMPLE! It is as simple as it is in anywhere Nigeria!

. . . Oh.Kay.

[size=28pt]HA HA HA HA. HOW COULD SOMEONE'S NAME BE MASCOT?? NIGERIANS UNA NO GET SHAME. EVERY SENSIBLE PERSON FROM ABIA SHOULD BETTER VOTE AGAINST THIS MAN OR YOUR STATE WOULD BE THE JOKE OF NIGERIA. [/size]