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Orji Uzor Kalu (b. 21 April 1960) has been governor of Abia State in Nigeria since 29 May 1999. He is a member of the ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP). He is a renowned strategic planner and an enigmatic leader. Once he assumed office in 1999, Abia State changed and became the fastest growing state in Nigeria. Image File history File links Orji-Uzor_Kalu. ...
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April 21 is the 111th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (112th in leap years). ...
1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ...
This is a list of Abia State leaders: See also Nigeria States of Nigeria List of Nigerian state governors Category: ...
Abia State, Nigeria is a state in southeastern Nigeria created in 1991 from part of Imo State. ...
May 29 is the 149th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (150th in leap years). ...
1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...
The Peoples Democratic Party is a centrist political party in Nigeria. ...
Kalu was a successful business man before he ventured into the murky waters of Nigerian Politics. He did business both in Nigeria and abroad. In 1999, he battled with the likes of Prince Vincent Ogbulafor (who later became a minister in the presidency and later the National Secretary of the ruling PDP) to win the governorship of Abia state. He is from the Igbo heartland of Igbere in Umuahia, a town that has produced top-notch leaders like Michael Okpara and General J.T.U Aguiyi Ironsi. PDP is also used as an acronym for Plasma Display Panel and Parallel Distributed Processing. ...
Michael Okpara Michael Iheonukara Okpara was a political leader and Premier of Eastern Nigeria during the First Republic from (1959–1966). ...
In 2003, he had a relatively easy victory in the primaries of the PDP and went on to defeat his former deputy Chief Eyinnaya Abaribe who ran on the platform of the ANPP. He holds a B.Sc. degree in Political Science from the Abia State University, Uturu, IEA Certificate by USAID, Honorary doctorate degrees in Law by the University of Port Harcourt and Abia State University and City State University, Los Angeles (LA) California, USA. PDP is also used as an acronym for Plasma Display Panel and Parallel Distributed Processing. ...
He intends to run for Nigeria's presidency in the 2007 elections.
| Current governors of Nigerian states | | Abia: Orji Uzor Kalu
Adamawa: Boni Haruna
Akwa Ibom: Victor Attah
Anambra: Peter Obi
Bauchi: Adamu Mu'azu
Bayelsa: Goodluck Jonathan
Benue: George Akume
Borno: Ali Modo Sheriff
Cross River: Donald Duke
Delta: James Ibori
Ebonyi: Sam Egwu
Edo: Lucky Igbinedion
The following table presents a listing of Nigerias state governors. ...
Abia State, Nigeria is a state in southeastern Nigeria created in 1991 from part of Imo State. ...
Adamawa is a state in northeastern Nigeria, with its capital at Yola, Nigeria. ...
Boni Haruna (b. ...
Akwa Ibom is a state in Nigeria. ...
Obong Victor Bassey Attah (b. ...
Anambra is a state in east-central Nigeria. ...
Peter Obi (born 19 July 1961) has been governor of Anambra State in Nigeria since 16 March 2006. ...
Bauchi State is a state in northern Nigeria. ...
Adamu Muazu Alhaji Ahmadu Adamu Muazu (b. ...
Bayelsa State is a state in southern Nigeria, on the coast and between Delta State and Rivers State. ...
Goodluck Ebele Jonathan (b. ...
Benue is a state in eastern Nigeria. ...
George Akume (b. ...
Borno State is a state in north-eastern Nigeria. ...
Ali Modu Sheriff has been governor of Borno State in Nigeria since 29 May 2003. ...
Cross River is a state in southeastern Nigeria. ...
Donald Duke Donald Duke (born 30 September 1961 in Calabar) has been the Governor of Cross River State since 1999. ...
All the main characters (except the man on the left) Delta State is a Canadian cartoon, based on a comic book, featuring four amnesiac roommates with the ability to enter the Delta State, an ethereal realm. ...
James Onanefe Ibori (b. ...
Ebonyi State is an inland south-eastern state of Nigeria, populated primarily by Igbos. ...
Sam Ominyi Egwu (b. ...
Edo State is a state in Nigeria. ...
Lucky Igbinedion (b. ...
| Ekiti: Ayo Fayose
Enugu: Chimaroke Nnamani
Gombe: Mohammed Danjuma Goje
Imo: Achike Udenwa
Jigawa: Saminu Turaki
Kaduna: Ahmed Makarfi
Kano: Ibrahim Shekarau
Katsina: Umaru Musa Yar'Adua
Kebbi: Adamu Aliero
Kogi: Ibrahim Idris
Kwara: Bukola Saraki
Lagos: Bola Tinubu
Ekiti State is an inland south-western state of Nigeria. ...
Peter Ayodele Fayose (b. ...
Enugu State is an inland state in southeastern Nigeria. ...
Chimaroke Nnamani Dr. Chimaroke Nnamani (EBEANO) (b. ...
Gombe is a state in north-eastern Nigeria, with its capital at Gombe. ...
Mohammed Danjuma Goje has been governor of Gombe State in Nigeria since 29 May 2003. ...
Imo is a state in Nigeria. ...
Achike Udenwa (born 1948) is the governor of Imo State, Nigeria. ...
Jigawa State is a state in central northern Nigeria. ...
Alhaji Ibrahim Saminu Turaki (b. ...
Kaduna State is a state in central northern Nigeria. ...
Ahmed Makarfi Alhaji Ahmed Mohammed Makarfi (b. ...
Kano State is a state located in north-central Nigeria. ...
Ibrahim Shekarau (b. ...
Katsina State is a state in northern Nigeria. ...
Umaru Musa YarAdua has been governor of Katsina State in Nigeria since 29 May 1999. ...
Kebbi State is a state in north-western Nigeria. ...
Adamu Aliero Alhaji Muhammad Adamu Aliero (born 1959?) has been governor of Kebbi State in Nigeria since 29 May 1999. ...
Kogi is a state in the north-central zone of Nigeria. ...
Ibrahim Idris (b. ...
Kwara State is a state in western Nigeria. ...
Dr. Bukola Saraki (b. ...
// History Lagos State, Nigeria was created on May 27, 1967 by virtue of State (Creation and Transitional Provisions) Decree No. ...
Bola Tinubu Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu (b. ...
| Nassarawa: Abdullahi Adamu
Niger: Abdulkadir Kure
Ogun: Gbenga Daniel
Ondo: Olusegun Agagu
Osun: Olagunsoye Oyinlola
Oyo: Christopher Alao-Akala
Plateau: Joshua Dariye
Rivers: Peter Odili
Sokoto: Attahiru Bafarawa
Taraba: Jolly Nyame
Yobe: Bukar Ibrahim
Zamfara: Ahmed Sani Yerima
Nassarawa State is a state in central Nigeria. ...
Alhaji Abdullahi Adamu (b. ...
Abdulkadir Kure has been governor of Niger State in Nigeria since 29 May 1999. ...
Ogun State is a state in South-western Nigeria. ...
Otunba Gbenga Daniel (b. ...
Ondo State, Nigeria was created on 3 February 1976 from the former Western State. ...
Dr. Olusegun Kokumo Agagu (b. ...
Osun State is an inland state in south-western Nigeria. ...
Olagunsoye Oyinlola has been governor of Osun State in Nigeria since 29 May 2003. ...
ỌyỠState is an inland state in south-western Nigeria, with its capital at Ibadan. ...
Christopher Adebayo Alao-Akala has been governor of Oyo State in Nigeria since 12 January 2006. ...
Plateau State is one of the 36 states of Nigeria. ...
Joshua Chibi Dariye (b. ...
Rivers State is one of the 36 states of Nigeria. ...
Dr. Peter Otunuya Odili (b. ...
Sokoto State is a state in north-western Nigeria. ...
Alhaji Attahiru Dalhatu Bafarawa (b. ...
Taraba is a state of Nigeria, named after the Taraba River which traverses the southern part of the state. ...
Jolly Taboro Nyame has been governor of Taraba State in Nigeria since 29 May 1999. ...
Yobe State, a mainly agricultural state, is located in Northern Nigeria. ...
Bukar Abba Ibrahim Alhaji Bukar Abba Ibrahim (b. ...
Zamfara State is a state in Nigeria. ...
Alhaji Ahmed Sani Yerima (b. ...
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