Orji Uzor Kalu

Orji Uzor Kalu: Orji Uzor Kalu

7th Governor of Abia State

In office
May 29, 1999 – May 29, 2007

Preceded by Anthony Obi

Succeeded by Theodore Orji

Personal details

Born April 21, 1960 (1960-04-21) (age 51)
Abia State, Nigeria

Political party People's Democratic Party (1st and 2nd terms). Formed Progressive Peoples Alliance(PPA) as a political party in July 2006 and contested as the party's presidential candidate in 2007.

Orji Uzor Kalu (born 21 April 1960) was the governor of Abia State, Nigeria from 29 May 1999 to 29 May 2007. Prior to his election as governor he was Chairman of the Borno Water Board and of the Cooperative and Commerce Bank Limited. Kalu is a member of the Progressive Peoples Alliance party (PPA) as well as Chairman of the PPA Board of Trustees and was a candidate for President in the April 2007 general election.^[1]

Contents

1 Arrest for corruption

2 See also

3 References

4 External links

Arrest for corruption

On July 11, 2007, Kalu was arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on charges of corruption during his tenure as Governor of Abia State.^[2]

See also

List of Governors of Abia State

References

^ "Governor Orji Uzor Kalu". Orjikalu.com. http://www.orjikalu.com/biography.php. Retrieved 2007-03-31.

^ "Two Nigeria ex-governors arrested". BBC News. 2007-07-11. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6292578.stm. Retrieved 2010-05-20.

External links

Presidential campaign website

v · Governors of Abia State

Frank Ajobena • Ogbonnaya Onu • Chinyere Ike Nwosu • Temi Ejoor • Moses Fasanya • Anthony Obi • Orji Uzor Kalu • Theodore Orji

v · d · eNigerian state governors 1999-2003 term

Abia
Orji Uzor Kalu (PDP)

Adamawa
Boni Haruna (PDP)

Akwa Ibom
Victor Attah (PDP)

Anambra
Chinwoke Mbadinuju (PDP)

Bauchi
Adamu Mu'azu (PDP)

Bayelsa
Diepreye Alamieyeseigha (PDP)

Benue
George Akume (PDP)

Borno
Mala Kachalla (APP)

Cross River
Donald Duke (PDP)

Delta
James Ibori (PDP)

Ebonyi
Sam Egwu (PDP)

Edo
Lucky Igbinedion (PDP)

Ekiti
Niyi Adebayo (AD)

Enugu
Chimaroke Nnamani (PDP)

Gombe
Abubakar Habu Hashidu (APP)

Imo
Achike Udenwa (PDP)

Jigawa
Ibrahim Saminu Turaki (APP)

Kaduna
Ahmed Makarfi (PDP)

Kano
Rabiu Kwankwaso (PDP)

Katsina
Umaru Yar'Adua (PDP)

Kebbi
Adamu Aliero (APP)

Kogi
Abubakar Audu (APP)

Kwara
Mohammed Lawal (ANPP)

Lagos
Bola Tinubu (AC)

Nasarawa
Abdullahi Adamu (PDP)

Niger
Abdulkadir Kure (PDP)

Ogun
Olusegun Osoba (AD)

Ondo
Adebayo Adefarati (AD)

Osun
Adebisi Akande (AD)

Oyo
Lam Adesina (AD)

Plateau
Joshua Dariye (PDP)

Rivers
Peter Odili (PDP)

Sokoto
Attahiru Bafarawa (APP)

Taraba
Jolly Nyame (PDP)

Yobe
Bukar Ibrahim (APP)

Zamfara
Ahmad Sani Yerima (ANPP)

See also State Administrators in Nigeria during the Abdulsalami Abubakar military regime (1998-1999) and Nigerian state governors 2003-2007 term

v · d · eNigerian state governors 2003-2007 term

Abia

Orji Uzor Kalu (PDP)

Adamawa

Boni Haruna (PDP)

Akwa Ibom

Victor Attah (PDP)

Anambra

Chris Ngige (PDP) (nullified)
Peter Obi (APGA)

Bauchi

Adamu Mu'azu (PDP)

Bayelsa

Diepreye Alamieyeseigha (PDP) (impeached)
Goodluck Jonathan (PDP)

Benue

George Akume (PDP)

Borno

Ali Modu Sheriff (ANPP)

Cross River

Donald Duke (PDP)

Delta

James Ibori (PDP)

Ebonyi

Sam Egwu (PDP)

Edo

Lucky Igbinedion (PDP)

Ekiti

Ayo Fayose (PDP) (impeached)
Tunji Olurin (Administrator)

Enugu

Chimaroke Nnamani (PDP)

Gombe

Mohammed Danjuma Goje (PDP)

Imo

Achike Udenwa (PDP)

Jigawa

Ibrahim Saminu Turaki (APP)

Kaduna

Ahmed Makarfi (PDP)

Kano

Ibrahim Shekarau (ANPP)

Katsina

Umaru Yar'Adua (PDP)

Kebbi

Adamu Aliero (APP)

Kogi

Ibrahim Idris (PDP)

Kwara

Bukola Saraki (PDP)

Lagos

Bola Tinubu (AC)

Nasarawa

Abdullahi Adamu (PDP)

Niger

Abdulkadir Kure (PDP)

Ogun

Gbenga Daniel (PDP)

Ondo

Olusegun Agagu (PDP)

Osun

Olagunsoye Oyinlola (PDP)

Oyo

Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja (PDP) (impeached)
Christopher Alao-Akala (PDP)
Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja (PDP) (reinstated)

Plateau

Joshua Dariye (PDP) (suspended)
Chris Alli (administrator)
Joshua Dariye (PDP) (reinstated)

Rivers

Peter Odili (PDP)

Sokoto

Attahiru Bafarawa (APP)

Taraba

Jolly Nyame (PDP)

Yobe

Bukar Ibrahim (APP)

Zamfara

Ahmad Sani Yerima (ANPP)

See also Nigerian state governors 1999-2003 term and Nigerian state governors 2007-2011 term

v · d · e Candidates in the 2007 Nigerian presidential election

Umaru Yar'Adua · Muhammadu Buhari · Atiku Abubakar · Orji Uzor Kalu · Attahiru Bafarawa · Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu · Pere Ajuwa · Chris Okotie · Patrick Utomi · Ambrose Owuru · Emmanuel Okereke · Lawrence Adedoyin · Habu Fari · Maxi Okwu · Bartholomew Nnaji · Emmanuel Obayuwana · Olapade Agoro · Mojisola Obasanjo

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Name Kalu, Orji

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Date of birth April 21, 1960

Place of birth Abia State, Nigeria

Date of death

Place of death

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Orji Uzor Kalu
7th Governor of Abia State
In office May 29, 1999 – May 29, 2007
Preceded by	Anthony Obi
Succeeded by	Theodore Orji
Personal details
Born	April 21, 1960 (1960-04-21) (age 51) Abia State, Nigeria
Political party	People's Democratic Party (1st and 2nd terms). Formed Progressive Peoples Alliance(PPA) as a political party in July 2006 and contested as the party's presidential candidate in 2007.

Persondata
Name	Kalu, Orji
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	April 21, 1960
Place of birth	Abia State, Nigeria
Date of death
Place of death

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