Deputy Speaker Benjamin Kalu wins House of Reps ticket for 3rd tenure

The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, has won the All Progressives Congress, APC, summons to contention for the Bende Federal Constituency of Abia State successful the 2027 election.

Kalu, who was elected successful 2019 and 2023, emerged arsenic the APC campaigner connected Saturday unopposed.

He was elected by delegates from the 13 governmental wards of Bende Federal Constituency.

The election, which commenced precocious successful the afternoon, was monitored by the APC electoral sheet president for Abia, Erasmus Cishak, and was comparatively peaceful successful parts of the authorities visited by DAILY POST.

Speaking to journalists connected Saturday evening astatine the APC bureau aft his victory, the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, promised to consolidate connected his achievements successful Bende if re-elected.

Kalu, who said the spot of his opponents would not beryllium underrated, nevertheless stated that the radical of Bende Federal Constituency would not marque the mistake of failing to instrumentality a ranking serviceman to the National Assembly.

He further said that the National Assembly would proceed to enactment with the President Bola Tinubu-led enforcement for the advancement of the nation.

Speaking connected the APC primary, the president of the APC House of Representatives electoral sheet for Abia, Erasmus Cishak, commended Abia aspirants and their supporters for their peaceful condu...