14/11/2025
RT HON BENJAMIN KALU PhD,CFR, THE MAN WHO ATTRACTED COUNTLESS FEDERAL APPOINTMENTS TO ABIA STATE
By Okey Iboko
Abia State has produced a Senate President,a Senate Chief Whip , countless Federal Ministers and Federal Appointees before now. None of them has facilitated the appointment of hundreds of Abians into federal strategic political appointments the way Deputy Speaker Kalu has.
Interestingly, the Deputy Speaker has ensured that these political appointments are spread across the 3 senatorial zones of Abia State . He has not given a jumbo political appointment to any of his siblings or family members,but has ensured that eminently qualified Abians are carried along in this appointments galore.
Only God knows what our former principal officers in the National Assembly and other highly placed Federal Appointees did with their own slots.
Below is a list of some of those who have benefitted from the political sagacity, connections and high level recommendations of Rt Hon Benjamin Kalu Kalu PhD , CFR, Deputy Speaker, Federal House Of Reprentatives:
1: Chief Emeka Wogu PhD , Chairman South East Development Commission
2: Rt Hon Stanley Ohajuruka, Executive Director PrFinance , South East Development Commission
3: Chief Daniel Akwari,Board Member Representing Abia in the South East Development Commission
4:Prof Victor Ukaogo , Chairman Governing Council, National Institute of Nigerian Languages
5: Rt Hon Barr Martins Azubuike, Member Representing the South East in the Federal Capital Civil Service Commission
6:Hon Emma Trumps Eke, Federal Commissioner Representing Abia State in the National Population Commission
7: Dr Madukwe Ukaegbu , Federal Commissioner, Representing Abia State in the Public Complaints Commission
8: Hon Mike Ukoha ,Member Representing the South East in the South West Development Commission
9: Hon Chijioke Chukwu, Member Representing the South East in the North West Development Commission
10:Hon Sam Onuigbo, Member Representing South East in the North East Development Commission
Over 200 Special Advisers, Senior Legislative Assistants, Legislative Assistants and Personal Assistants in the Office of the Deputy Speaker.
Okey Iboko Is the CEO, SouthEast Reporters
