{"id":236310,"date":"2025-10-06T06:21:18","date_gmt":"2025-10-06T06:21:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.name.ng\/news\/deputy-speaker-kalu-vows-apc-will-take-over-abia-in-2027\/"},"modified":"2025-10-06T06:21:18","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T06:21:18","slug":"deputy-speaker-kalu-vows-apc-will-take-over-abia-in-2027","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/deputy-speaker-kalu-vows-apc-will-take-over-abia-in-2027\/","title":{"rendered":"Deputy Speaker, Kalu Vows APC Will Take Over Abia In 2027"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"mvp-content-main\">\n<p>The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, has boasted that the ruling <strong>All Progressives Congress<\/strong> (APC) will take over <a href=\"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/abia\">Abia <\/a>State, currently under the leadership of Governor <a href=\"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/Alex\">Alex <\/a>Otti of the Labour Party (LP).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Abia Radio News<\/strong> reports that Kalu stated this on Sunday while addressing a crowd of his supporters and APC members at the <a href=\"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/abia\">Abia <\/a>Hotels in Umuahia.<\/p>\n<p>He said President Bola <a href=\"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/tinubu\">Tinubu <\/a>understands that the South-East is predominantly a trading region, and he is determined to establish a seaport in the geopolitical zone to boost trade and commerce.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, the time has come for <a href=\"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/abia\">Abia <\/a>to be integrated into mainstream politics so that it can benefit more from the centre.<\/p>\n<p>Kalu also stated that gatherings and support for President Bola <a href=\"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/tinubu\">Tinubu <\/a>were not about money but the love they have for him.<\/p>\n<p>He said, <i>\u201cWe are going to take over <a href=\"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/abia\">Abia <\/a>in 2027; we want to work with the President to move our state forward.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>\u201cWhen they see us gather, they think it\u2019s about money. It\u2019s not about money. It\u2019s about the love we have for our President. It\u2019s about the momentum for what will come in 2027.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>\u201cThe crowd here is not a rented crowd; it\u2019s organic. They are here to move the state and the federal government forward.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 4 --><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p><span class=\"copyright\"><strong>\u00a9 2025 Abia Radio News, a division of Polance Media Inc. Contact us via [email\u00a0protected]<\/strong><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, has boasted that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) will take over Abia State, currently under the leadership of Governor Alex Otti of the Labour Party (LP). 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