{"id":126527,"date":"2026-04-09T16:04:22","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T15:04:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=126527"},"modified":"2026-04-09T16:04:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T15:04:22","slug":"abia-2027-kalu-urges-patience-on-governorship-ambition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/abia-2027-kalu-urges-patience-on-governorship-ambition\/","title":{"rendered":"Abia 2027: Kalu urges patience on governorship ambition\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">By Tracy Moses<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, has asked political stakeholders and supporters in Abia State to remain patient as he considers mounting calls to contest the 2027 governorship election.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Kalu made the appeal on Thursday during a political gathering in Isiala Ngwa, where leaders from Isiala Ngwa North and South Local Government Areas endorsed him as their preferred candidate for the state\u2019s highest office.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The event also marked the inauguration of the Ikeoha Movement and the official declaration of Chief Uzoma Ihuka to contest the House of Representatives seat for Isiala Ngwa Federal Constituency under the All Progressives Congress (APC).<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Addressing the crowd, Kalu acknowledged the growing support from various parts of the state, including Bende and Obingwa. However, he emphasized that he would announce his position on the governorship at the appropriate time and place.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cI have heard your calls for me to run for governor of Abia State, and I will respond,\u201d Kalu said. \u201cBut I will do so in the coming days. I do not intend to address this local government by local government.\u201d<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He explained that any formal declaration regarding his governorship ambition would take place in Umuahia, the state capital, in accordance with constitutional and symbolic requirements.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cWhen we talk about leading Abia State, there is only one place recognised for such a declaration, and that is Umuahia,\u201d he stated. \u201cWe will invite all stakeholders to the capital, and it is there that I will give my definitive response.\u201d<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The gathering also witnessed a notable wave of defections from opposition parties, particularly the Labour Party. Many of the new entrants cited confidence in the APC-led Federal Government and the leadership of President Bola Tinubu as reasons for joining the ruling party.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Welcoming the defectors, Kalu assured them of inclusive governance and a focus on grassroots development. He praised the Tinubu administration for uniting the party and positioning it for sustained national growth.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to him, the current level of development under the APC-led government is only a glimpse of what lies ahead, particularly for Abia State. He also stressed the importance of engaging communities directly to understand their needs and deliver practical solutions that improve livelihoods.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The event concluded on a high note, with supporters expressing optimism about the APC\u2019s growing influence in Abia State and reaffirming their call for Kalu to contest the governorship in 2027.<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Tracy Moses The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, has asked political stakeholders and supporters in Abia State to remain patient as he considers mounting calls&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":126528,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-126527","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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