The previous Governor of Abia State, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, who’s representing Abia North Senatorial District on the Senate has obtained laudable commendation from the incumbent Governor of Abia State, His Excellency, Alex Chioma Otti.
Through the courtesy go to, Governor Otti on Sunday night, eighth June, 2025 acknowledged the enviable information set in Aba and throughout Abia by his predecessor, Orji Kalu from 1999-2007. Otti with out mincing phrases, made it public that Kalu’s Blueprint is what he’s utilizing to develop Aba metropolis and different elements of Abia State.
“Authorities and Governance is a continuum, it may be damaged however you have to return and get better it,” the Governor asserted. Otti famous that Kalu did a wonderful job within the State and he’ll borrow a leaf from.
The primary citizen of Abia State additionally emphasised how his mom was an ardent and one of many agency supporters of Kalu when he was Governor, recalling how he constructed commonplace roads community throughout Aba and hasn’t stopped utilizing the template led down by Kalu. “I can guarantee you, that template will not be flawed. You repair the place that generates the income, the income will come and you utilize it to repair different locations,” Otti opined.
Gov. Otti’s Mum and others earlier than, inside and after her era are very conversant with how Kalu did very nicely as governor and impacted the lives of Abians in Schooling, Agriculture, Street Infrastructure, Commerce, and so on. Kalu paid lecturers salaries as at when due, offered free schooling, free buses and academic supplies to college students and pupils of Abia State. Underneath Kalu’s management, Abia State College by no means misplaced accreditation by Nigeria College Fee, NUC.
Kalu introduced in auxiliary professors from University of Nigeria, Nsukka to spice up the workforce in ABSU. The State owned colleges by no means went on industrial strike for 8 years he was governor. The Abia State Educating Hospital was inbuilt Aba and was nicely outfitted with the state-of-the-art gear and consultants who have been nicely grounded at what they do. Kalu constructed Judges quarters for Judges and made their lives extra comfy than how he met them. These and lots of extra are the distinctive methods Kalu utilized his safety votes and attracted a lot developmental modifications to Abia State as governor.
Recall that Kalu turned Governor at a really younger age of 39, coming with the nicely established enterprise mindset he put forth the data to work which made him to be acknowledged because the “Motion Governor” by former President, Olusegun Obasanjo who got here on a working go to to Abia State. After seeing the super transformations introduced by Kalu, Obasanjo had no possibility than to reward Kalu for doing a lot with meagre allocations at the moment.
Additionally recall that beforehand throughout commissioning of the Aba Built-in Energy Challenge, Governor Otti had acknowledged Kalu because the pioneer mind behind the Aba energy grid. This venture was primarily pushed by Geometric Energy Restricted and entails a privately owned energy distribution firm, Aba Energy Restricted Electrical (APLE), licensed by the Nigerian Electrical energy Regulatory Fee. Gov. Otti thought it clever to reference Kalu because the forerunner of the Aba Grid.
Kalu whereas talking described Gov. Otti as who he can’t play politics with and warranted him of visiting him each time he’s within the State. Kalu advised the Governor that he would have been round for his 2nd anniversary in workplace, however for President Tinubu who earlier invited him to Lagos for his personal celebration to commemorate his two-year keep in workplace.
