Orji Uzor Kalu

Orji Uzor Kalu
Senator for Abia North
Assumed office
11 June 2019
Preceded byMao Ohuabunwa
Senate Majority Whip
In office
2 July 2019 – 11 June 2023
Succeeded byMohammed Ali Ndume
7th Governor of Abia State
In office
29 May 1999 – 29 May 2007
Deputy
Preceded byAnthony Obi
Succeeded byTheodore Orji
Personal details
Born (1960-04-21) 21 April 1960 (age 64)
Abia State, Nigeria
Political partyAll Progressives Congress
EducationBachelor of Arts degree
Alma materAbia State University
OccupationPolitician
Businessperson

Orji Uzor Kalu (born 21 April 1960) is a Nigerian politician and businessman who is the senator representing Abia North Senatorial District.[1] He served as governor of Abia State from 29 May 1999 to 29 May 2007. Kalu is the chairman of SLOK Holding and the Daily Sun and New Telegraph newspapers in Nigeria.[2]

Prior to his election, he served as the chairman of the Borno Water Board and the chairman of the Cooperative and Commerce Bank Limited. Kalu was also a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Progressive Peoples Alliance (PPA) and the chairman of the PPA Board of Trustees. He was the party's presidential candidate in the April 2007 general election.[3] He is currently a member of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) after he officially announced his resignation as the PPA BOT chair.

Orji Uzor Kalu contested in the 2019 Nigerian general election to represent the people of Abia North in the senate, running under the banner of All Progressives Congress. He defeated the incumbent senator Mao Ohuabunwa with over 10,000 votes.[4][5]

  1. ^ Ukpong, Cletus (15 January 2022). "How I became billionaire – Orji Uzor Kalu". Premium Times. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Orji Uzor Kalu". Forbes. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Governor Orji Uzor Kalu". Orjikalu.com. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  4. ^ Okoli, Anayo (24 February 2019). "Orji Kalu wins Abia North seat, Onyejiocha wins Reps". Vanguard. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  5. ^ "2023: Orji Uzor Kalu wants Presidency zoned to South-East". The Guardian. 12 January 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2022.