Deputy Speaker, Kalu, wins APC ticket for 3rd term bid

The Deputy Speaker, House of Representatives, Dr Benjamin Kalu, has emerged as the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for Bende Federal Constituency ahead of the 2027 General Elections.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Kalu was elected unopposed during Saturday’s primary election of the party in Bende.
Kalu’s third term bid received a boost, when party members from the 13 wards that make up the constituency unanimously affirmed his candidacy.
The wards imcludes Alayi, Bende, Ezeukwu, Igbere, Item, Itumbuzo, Nkpa, Ntalakwu, Ozuitem, Ugwueke, Umu-Imenyi, Umuhu-Ezechi, and Uzuakoli.
The exercise, which began at the ward level, recorded a large turnout of party mem...