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Deputy Speaker Ben Kalu harps on non-kinetic approaches to end insecurity in S/East

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Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu has advocated for improvement of social infrastructure and youth empowerment in the South East geopolitical to stimulate end to insecurity.   He said that such measures subsumed in the non kinetic approaches have not been well explored. Kalu gave the advice when he received the Resident Program Director, International Republican Institute (IRI), Santiago Stocker who paid him a courtesy call Monday evening in Abuja.   The Deputy Speaker said that it was in a bid to end insecurity…

Deputy Speaker, Ben Kalu seeks more female representation in Parliament

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The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu, has called for better empowerment of women in politics, especially as members of parliament.   Kalu also stated that African countries must make democracy adaptive to their peculiarities and not “copy and paste” governance systems of foreign countries.   The Deputy Speaker made this known in Abuja on Monday when he received a delegation of female members of the Federal Parliament of Somalia on behalf of the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, Ph.D.   The delegation, led…

Reps to launch ‘NASS Eyes’ for effective oversight on MDAs -Kalu

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Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu, has revealed that the National Assembly will soon launch an application known as ‘NASS Eyes’ to monitor budget transparency and implementation by the Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of government.   The monitoring will also include, adherence to the principle of federal character by the affected MDAs.   Kalu who dropped the hints during a courtesy call on him by the management team of AFRILABS, a high-tech company, over the weekend, said that the mechanism is driven by…

Deputy Speaker,Ben Kalu congratulates Gov Uzodinma on reelection victory

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Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu has congratulated Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State on his reelection. It will be recalled that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday declared Uzodinma the winner of the Saturday gubernatorial election. Uzodinma who ran on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) polled 540,308 votes to defeat his closest rival from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Samuel Anyanwu, who scored 71,503 votes just as the candidate of the Labour Party (LP) Athan Achonu, came third…

Sit-at-Home: Deputy Speaker, Kalu decries economic loss in South East,asks Igbo to reject order

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The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu has lamented that the “sit-at-home’’ order by the Indigenous People of Biafra was impeding the growth and development of the Southeast region.   Kalu stated this in Abuja when he received a delegation from Aba Creatives Collective, the organisers of Aba Fashion Show, who paid him a courtesy visit in his office at the National Assembly on Friday.   The event which is aimed at showcasing the creativity of fashion designers and enthusiasts in Abia state, holds…

Deputy Speaker,Ben Kalu celebrates former Abia Gov, Sen Theodore Orji@73

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Deputy Speaker, House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu has congratulated the former Governor of Abia State, Senator Theodore Ahamefula Orji on his 73rd birthday today. In a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary (CPS), Mr. Levinus Nwabughiogu, Kalu appreciated God for His grace and benevolence on Orji. The Deputy Speaker extolled the contributions of Orji who represented Abia Central Senatorial District in the 8th and 9th National Assembly to the socioeconomic cum political developments of Abia and Nigeria in general, saying that, posterity would be kind to…

Deputy Speaker Ben Kalu calls for adequate funding for Justice, Social Welfare Institutions

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The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu has said that inadequate funding of critical justice and social welfare institutions was hampering their ability to carry out their mandates effectively, and thereby compromising the welfare of most citizens, especially the vulnerable ones.   Kalu stated this on Friday in Abuja during a meeting in his office with a delegation from the United Nations Development Programme and European Union, on the Rule of Law and Anti-Corruption (RoLAC) Programme Phase Two.   In a statement by his…

Speaker Abbas mulls review of laws governing security agencies to end rivalry, defeat insecurity

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Speaker, House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Tajudeen Abbas has said that the parliament will review the extant laws governing security agencies in the country to streamline and end the rivalry amongst them.   The Speaker also said that adopting the measure will tremendously help in the fight against insecurity.   Abbas spoke through his Deputy, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu who represented him at a retreat on “Promoting Cooperation and Collaboration for Effective Legislation and Oversight of the Security Sector in Nigeria”, organized by KONRAD and the National Institute for…

Reps to abolish long-term appointments in acting capacity without confirmation

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The House of Representatives at the plenary Wednesday passed through second reading, a Bill seeking to amend the Interpretation Act, 2004 to provide conditions for appointment and assumption of offices in acting capacity. The proposed legislation titled, “Bill for an Act to Amend the Interpretation Act, Cap. 123, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004 to provide Conditions for Appointment and Assumption of Office in Acting capacity, to provide the meaning of certain words and for Related Matters”, was sponsored by the Deputy Speaker, Hon. Benjamin Kalu, Hon. Ikeagwuonu Ugochinyere…

Deputy Speaker Ben Kalu mourns Constitutional Lawyer, Prof Ben Nwabueze

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Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu has commiserated with the family, the government and people of Anambra State over the death of an elder statesman and foremost constitutional lawyer, Professor Ben Nwabueze (SAN). Kalu in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary (CPS), Mr. Levinus Nwabughiogu on Monday recalled the remarkable contributions of the late legal luminary in the socio-political spheres of Nigeria. The Deputy also recalled that Professor Nwabueze played a major role in the drafting of the 1979 constitution. Kalu lauded Professor…