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What roles did Orji Uzor Kalu hold, and when?

Orji Uzor Kalu

Nigerian politician and senator for Abia North who was Governor of Abia State from 1999 to 2007, and whose 2019 fraud conviction was nullified by the Supreme Court in 2020.

Latest source 6 Mar 2024Updated 26 Oct 20267 sources

CurrentNow

Currently Senator, Abia North, Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, since an undated start. 4 dated roles on record.

Identity record: Public Figure Record Verified

Roles, most recent first

  1. 1999 – 2007
    Governor Abia State Government Former

    Two-term Governor of Abia State.1 2

  2. 1992 – 1993
    Member, House of Representatives National Assembly of Nigeria Former

    Member of the House of Representatives in the Third Republic.1

  3. Senator, Abia North Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Current

    Senator for the Abia-North Senatorial District (APC), listed on the National Assembly website.1

  4. Senate Chief Whip Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Date uncertain

    Held the post of Senate Chief Whip, to which he returned on 9 June 2020 after his release from custody; start and end dates not in sources read.2

Where the dates come from

  1. PrimarySen. Orji Kalu — member profileNational Assembly of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
  2. SecondaryAfter more than 150 days in prison, Kalu returns as Senate Chief WhipICIR · 9 Jun 2020

Changes

26 Oct 2026 Published after review.

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