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Uzor Kalu Orji

Politician, Industrialist, Administrator · b. 21st of April, 1960

Orji Uzor Kalu was born in April 21, 1960 to the family of Mr. Johnson Uzor Nesiegbe Kalu and Mrs Eunice Kalu. He is the chairman of SLOK Holding and the Daily Sun and New Telegraph newspapers in Nigeria, who served as the governor of Abia State, Nigeria from May 29, 1999, to May 29, 2007. 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.[1] He is currently a member of the ruling party after he officially announced his resignation as a PPA BOT. 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…

Biographical overview

All Progressives Congress. He defeated the incumbent senator Mao Ohuabunwa with over 10,000 votes

Biographical record

Title
Mr
Surname
Orji
First Name
Uzor
Other Names
Kalu
Gender
Male
Source of Publication
NIBC Who's Who (3rd Edition)
Date of Birth
21st of April, 1960
Status
Alive
State of Origin
Abia State
Father's Name
Mr. Johnson Uzor Nesiegbe Kalu
Father's Status
N/A
Mother's Name
Mrs. Eunice Uzor Kalu
Mother's Status
N/A
Marital Status
Married
Name of Spouse
Ifeoma Ada Menakaya
Names of Children
four children
Profession
Politician
Industrialist
Administrator
Working Experience
Chairman SLOK Holding Chairman Daily Sun Chairman First International Bank Limited Chairman New Telegraph
Education Level
Tertiary
Schools Attended with Dates
Christ the King School Aba and Government College, Umuahia; Barewa College, Zaria; University of Maiduguri
Academic Honours
Bsc. in Political Science.
Present Appointment
Founder/CEO, The Sun Newspaper The Telegraph Newspaper First International Bank (in Gambia) International Insurance Company Slok International (logistics) Happy Home Furniture Limited Neya Nigeria Limited (Metal recycling) Bende Export (agro-product sourcing) Slok Nigeria Limited (Import & export, and shipping) Sun Heaven Hotels And Resorts Mak Travels Agency Limited Slok Energy Limited
Have you ever been a member of any political party?
Yes
If "Yes", please state the party(ies) and offices you have held with dates
Former Governor, Abia State (1999-2007), People's Democratic Party , Senator Abia North,all progressive congress.
Source
"Governor Orji Uzor Kalu". Orjikalu.com. Retrieved 2007-03-31. adekunle (2019-02-24). "Orji Kalu wins Abia North seat, Onyejiocha wins Reps". Vanguard News Nigeria. Retrieved 2019-03-04...https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orji_Uzor_Kalu

Source

"Governor Orji Uzor Kalu". Orjikalu.com. Retrieved 2007-03-31. adekunle (2019-02-24). "Orji Kalu wins Abia North seat, Onyejiocha wins Reps". Vanguard News Nigeria. Retrieved 2019-03-04...https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orji_Uzor_Kalu

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