{"id":231747,"date":"2025-07-03T14:09:20","date_gmt":"2025-07-03T14:09:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abianewscentral.com.ng\/no-more-third-term-isuikwuato-group-declares-war-on-orji-kalus-2027-senate-ambition\/"},"modified":"2025-07-03T14:09:20","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T14:09:20","slug":"no-more-third-term-isuikwuato-group-declares-war-on-orji-kalus-2027-senate-ambition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/no-more-third-term-isuikwuato-group-declares-war-on-orji-kalus-2027-senate-ambition\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cNo More Third Term\u201d: Isuikwuato Group Declares War on Orji Kalu\u2019s 2027 Senate Ambition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cNo More Third Term\u201d: Isuikwuato Group Declares War on Orji Kalu\u2019s 2027 Senate Ambition<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<h4 data-start=\"3315\" data-end=\"3477\"><em>A political coalition in Isuikwuato has declared war on Orji Uzor Kalu\u2019s third term bid for <a href=\"https:\/\/abianewscentral.com.ng\/abia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Abia <\/a>North Senate. A major political upset may be underway. Read full!<\/em><\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sen. Abaribe&#039;s 70th Birthday : Insights on Abia, IBB Book, Nnamdi Kanu, Leadership &amp; others\" width=\"740\" height=\"416\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oboA8GDdFOg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"kvezio kvezio-clearfix kvezio-post-inline kvezio-float-center kvezio-align-center kvezio-column-1\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How Governor Alex Otti Is Transforming Abia\u2019s Economy \u2013 Chief Nwaobilor Speaks Out\" width=\"740\" height=\"416\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QnEsD0LfBHI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The race for the <a href=\"https:\/\/abianewscentral.com.ng\/abia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Abia <\/a>North Senatorial seat in 2027 has taken a dramatic turn, as a powerful political movement under the banner of the Coalition for Equity and Justice in <a href=\"https:\/\/abianewscentral.com.ng\/abia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Abia <\/a>North, Isuikwuato LGA Chapter, has openly declared that the era of <a rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Orji_Uzor_Kalu\">Senator Orji Uzor Kalu<\/a>\u2019s dominance must come to an end.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In a strongly worded communiqu\u00e9 issued after an extraordinary meeting held on June 2, 2025, at the country home of Hon. Chief Chima Agbaeze, KSC, FISM, the Coalition firmly rejected any attempt by Kalu, the incumbent senator, to seek a third term in office.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The meeting, which drew stakeholders from across political, religious, economic, and cultural divides, emphasized that the <a href=\"https:\/\/abianewscentral.com.ng\/abia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Abia <\/a>North Senate seat \u201cis not the birthright of any one individual or local government\u201d, in a clear reference to Senator Kalu who hails from Bende LGA.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>According to the communique signed by members of the <a href=\"https:\/\/abianewscentral.com.ng\/abia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Abia <\/a>North Coalition Against Senate 3rd Term, the senatorial seat should rotate equitably among the five LGAs\u2014Isuikwuato, Bende, Umunneochi, Ohafia, and Arochukwu\u2014with a maximum of two terms per zone.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"kvezio kvezio-clearfix kvezio-post-middle kvezio-float-center kvezio-align-center kvezio-column-1\">\n<div id=\"kvezio-178990-1651993966\" class=\"kvezio-container kvezio-type-image \" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/WPAdBlock\" data-adid=\"178990\" data-type=\"image\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" itemprop=\"url\" class=\"kvezio-link\" href=\"https:\/\/afnews.sumofunnel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Specil-Edition-of-Gov.-Alex-Otti-One-Year-In-Office-2024.pdf\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cIt is an aberration for one Local Government Area or an individual to make the <a href=\"https:\/\/abianewscentral.com.ng\/abia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Abia <\/a>North Senate seat at the National Assembly an individual or one Local Government patrimony,\u201d the coalition stated.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This open opposition signals a major political setback for Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, whose ambition for a third term in 2027 may now face stiff resistance from within his own senatorial district.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>While throwing their weight behind President Bola Ahmed Tinubu\u2019s Renewed Hope Agenda and endorsing his second-term bid, the coalition made it clear that Kalu\u2019s time in the Senate must come to an end to allow for a more inclusive and balanced representation in <a href=\"https:\/\/abianewscentral.com.ng\/abia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Abia <\/a>North.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Political watchers say this development may reshape the power dynamics in the region and provide an opportunity for other LGAs\u2014particularly Isuikwuato\u2014to produce the next senator.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>With this bold declaration, Senator Kalu\u2019s 3rd term bid now hangs in the balance, as the call for zoning justice and fresh representation grows louder across <a href=\"https:\/\/abianewscentral.com.ng\/abia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Abia <\/a>North.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><h3 class=\"jp-relatedposts-headline\"><em>Related<\/em><\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 1 -->\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/afnews.ng\/no-more-third-term-isuikwuato-group-declares-war\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cNo More Third Term\u201d: Isuikwuato Group Declares War on Orji Kalu\u2019s 2027 Senate Ambition A political coalition in Isuikwuato has declared war on Orji Uzor Kalu\u2019s third term bid for Abia North Senate. A major political upset may be underway. Read full! \u00a0 The race for the Abia North Senatorial seat in 2027 has taken [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":231748,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-231747","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/231747","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=231747"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/231747\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=231747"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=231747"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=231747"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}