{"id":233712,"date":"2025-08-04T12:17:12","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T12:17:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abianewscentral.com.ng\/2027-bourdex-declares-orji-uzor-kalus-era-over-senate-seat-must-go-to-ohafia\/"},"modified":"2025-08-04T12:17:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T12:17:12","slug":"2027-bourdex-declares-orji-uzor-kalus-era-over-senate-seat-must-go-to-ohafia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/2027-bourdex-declares-orji-uzor-kalus-era-over-senate-seat-must-go-to-ohafia\/","title":{"rendered":"2027: Bourdex Declares Orji Uzor Kalu\u2019s Era Over \u2014 \u201cSenate Seat Must Go to Ohafia\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>2027: Bourdex Declares Orji Uzor Kalu\u2019s Era Over \u2014 \u201cSenate Seat Must Go to Ohafia\u201d<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<h4 data-start=\"3410\" data-end=\"3629\"><em>Chief Dr. David Ogba Onuoha Bourdex has declared that no blackmail will stop Ohafia from taking the <a href=\"https:\/\/abianewscentral.com.ng\/abia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Abia <\/a>North Senate seat in 2027, calling for an end to Orji Uzor Kalu\u2019s political monopoly.. Read Details ..<\/em><\/h4>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u2026 \u00a0Declares Orji Uzor Kalu\u2019s political era over, demands equity and rotation in <a href=\"https:\/\/abianewscentral.com.ng\/abia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Abia <\/a>North<\/em><\/strong><\/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>By All Facts Newspaper \u2013 4<sup>th<\/sup> August 2025<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Chief Dr. David Ogba Onuoha Bourdex MFR, OON \u2014 popularly known as \u201cUgo\u2019Ena\u201d Nde Abiriba \u2014 has thrown a political bombshell, declaring that the 2027 <a href=\"https:\/\/abianewscentral.com.ng\/abia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Abia <\/a>North Senatorial race will not be business as usual.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Responding to a viral Facebook post by political commentator Ahamefula Kalu Aki, Bourdex openly accused <a rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Orji_Uzor_Kalu\">Senator Orji Uzor Kalu<\/a> and his family of monopolizing <a href=\"https:\/\/abianewscentral.com.ng\/abia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Abia <\/a>North\u2019s political space for decades, insisting that the Senate seat must rotate to Ohafia in 2027.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe truth needs no makeup. Senator Orji Uzor Kalu has had his turn, and more. Eight years as Governor. Two terms in the Senate. His younger brother in the House of Representatives. Another brother eyeing a federal seat. Even a federal commission slot. This is not family inheritance \u2014 it is the mandate of the people,\u201d Bourdex declared.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Bourdex, a respected businessman and political figure, stressed that since the creation of <a href=\"https:\/\/abianewscentral.com.ng\/abia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Abia <\/a>North, Ohafia Local Government Area \u2014 the political heartbeat of the zone \u2014 has never produced a senator.<\/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-178990-907998039\" 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\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"kvezio-image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/afnews.sumofunnel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/cover-1-scaled.jpg?w=1170&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"news paper\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201c2027 is not for recycling. It is for reawakening. The Ohafia Agenda is a movement anchored on justice, competence, and the collective yearning of a people long denied. No amount of blackmail, noise, or gimmicks can stop what equity has decreed,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>According to Bourdex, political leadership must renew itself to avoid decay. While acknowledging Orji Uzor Kalu\u2019s contributions, he emphasized that equity, fairness, and political balance demand a shift.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is not about disrespect. It\u2019s about balance and fairness. Leadership must renew itself \u2014 or it risks decay,\u201d he warned.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In a statement that has already stirred political circles across <a href=\"https:\/\/abianewscentral.com.ng\/abia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Abia <\/a>State, Bourdex concluded:<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe torch must pass. And it will.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Political observers believe Bourdex\u2019s remarks set the tone for what could be one of the most heated senatorial battles in <a href=\"https:\/\/abianewscentral.com.ng\/abia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Abia <\/a>North\u2019s history. With the Ohafia Agenda now firmly in the spotlight, the 2027 elections are shaping up to be a test of political will, grassroots mobilisation, and the demand for change.<\/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\/2027-bourdex-declares-orji-uzor-kalus-era-over\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2027: Bourdex Declares Orji Uzor Kalu\u2019s Era Over \u2014 \u201cSenate Seat Must Go to Ohafia\u201d Chief Dr. David Ogba Onuoha Bourdex has declared that no blackmail will stop Ohafia from taking the Abia North Senate seat in 2027, calling for an end to Orji Uzor Kalu\u2019s political monopoly.. 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