Politics

Somebody Should Please Call DSP Benjamin Kalu Aside Ooo! Somebody should please call Deputy Speaker Benjamin Kalu aside—not to insult him, but to remind him that politics is not only about ambition; it is also about timing, judgement, and reputational discipline. A man nursing governorship calculations in Abia cannot afford to be walking into national headlines over petitions surrounding his Law School certificate, NYSC timeline, and professional qualification history. Whether the petition succeeds or fails is not even the immediate political issue; the damage is that a man trying to sell competence is now being forced to explain credentials. That…

BEN KALU FOR GOVERNOR? EVEN COMEDY NEEDS STRUCTURE This declaration reads like a political comedy skit wearing a campaign cap. “Capable warriors,” “divine and mortal mandate,” “rescue Abia,” “suspend my ambition”—very dramatic. But beneath the grammar of war and rescue mission, the question remains painfully simple: rescue Abia from what exactly—visible roads, cleaner cities, debt discipline, healthcare reform, renewed investor confidence, and a governor already controlling the Labour Party structure in the state? That is where the joke begins.They say Benjamin Kalu lifted APC membership from 3,440 to over 160,000 through e-registration. Beautiful arithmetic. But online registration is not political…