Orji Kalu Wins Abia North APC Senate Primary Election

By Henry Umoru

Senator Orji Kalu, Chairman of the Senate Committee on South East Development Commission (SEDC), has won the All Progressives Congress (APC) senatorial primary for Abia North, securing the party’s ticket for the 2027 election.

The former Abia State governor defeated his sole opponent, Philip Nto, by a wide margin.

According to a statement from his Media Office, the direct primary was held across the five local government areas and fifty‑seven wards of Abia North. Party members participated in large numbers, and the former Senate Chief Whip polled 65,651 votes, while Philip Nto received 2,103.

The statement read, “The result showed a staggering victory margin of 63,548 votes in favour of Kalu.”

“Details of the results announced by the Party’s returning officer assigned to the Senatorial district released by the APC Primary Election Committee showed that the exercise covered all 57 wards across the senatorial district.”

“According to the official figures announced at the collation centre in Umuahia: total number of wards: 57; total number of registered voters: 72,028; total accredited voters: 69,441; total votes cast: 67,854; votes scored by Senator Orji Uzor Kalu: 65,651; votes scored by Philip Nto: 2,103.”

“The primary election was supervised by designated returning officers who presented their results from across the various local government areas, including Comrade Chisom Eneogwe Christopher for Isuikwuato LGA, Chima Okorie for Ohafia LGA, Hon. Tony Mezie Nwubani for Bende LGA, Enyioma Ekebuike for Umunneochi LGA, while Wilson Chukwuma Eze served at the Arochukwu collation centre.”

“Announcing the results on Monday in Umuahia, Chairman of the Abia North Senatorial National Assembly Primary Election Committee, Mr. Chinedu Christian Kanu, confirmed that the exercise was successfully conducted across the district in a peaceful, transparent, and credible manner.”

“He noted that APC members turned out massively to participate in the direct primary process aimed at electing candidates that would fly the party’s flag in the 2027 general elections.”

“According to him, Senator Kalu secured a landslide victory after polling the overwhelming majority of valid votes cast during the exercise.”

“Kalu commended party members, stakeholders, and electoral officials for maintaining order and ensuring a smooth conduct of the primaries, stressing that the committee upheld fairness, transparency, and credibility throughout the process. Kalu’s victory now clears the path for his re‑election bid ahead of the February 2027 National Assembly elections.”

Since his election to the Senate in 2019, Kalu has been a prominent lawmaker from the South‑East, focusing on infrastructure development, education, industrialisation, youth empowerment, and regional economic growth.

As Chairman of the Senate Committee on Privatization and Chairman of the South East Development Commission, the former Abia State governor has attracted federal projects and investments to the South‑East region.

In Abia North Senatorial District, Kalu has overseen the construction and rehabilitation of more than 160 rural roads linking communities in Arochukwu, Ohafia, Isuikwuato, Umunneochi, and Bende Local Government Areas. The road projects have improved transportation, expanded access to rural markets, and reduced post‑harvest losses for farmers in agrarian communities.

In rural electrification and security, solar‑powered street lights have been installed in over 150 communities across the district, boosting commercial activities and improving security in affected areas.

Kalu has also promoted industrial and economic initiatives, including the establishment of cashew processing and tricycle assembly plants in Igbere, creating employment opportunities for youths and local residents. His office has facilitated investments in renewable energy, agriculture, and manufacturing sectors to stimulate economic activities across the region.

Under his leadership at the South East Development Commission, the commission secured a ₦140 billion budgetary allocation for critical infrastructure, healthcare, and education projects across the South‑East geopolitical zone.

Education has remained a major pillar of his constituency interventions, with the senator facilitating the construction and renovation of schools, classroom blocks, libraries, and science laboratories across Abia North. Thousands of students have benefited from scholarships, bursaries, educational materials, and sponsorship programmes linked to his foundation.

On empowerment, the senator has distributed grants, tricycles, motorcycles, sewing machines, generators, laptops, and agricultural inputs to women, youths, artisans, and farmers across the district, aiming to promote self‑reliance and reduce unemployment.

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