BREAKING: Mascot Uzor Kalu Declares Interest To Contest 2027 Abia Governorship Election

Hon. Mascot Uzor Kalu, 2023 Abia governorship candidate for All Progressive Party, APP, has declared interest to contest the position in 2027.

Kalu who recently joined the ruling All Progressive Congress, APC, after leaving APP, made the declaration during a welcome event organized at his political office in Umuahia on Saturday, October 25th, 2027.

Kalu promised inclusive and transparent government, noting that his interest to join the contest is to unify Abians and offer a transparent governance where local government will receive their allocation and work with it.

Below is his full declaration speech:

My Good People of Abia State,
I stand before you today with humility, conviction, and a renewed sense of hope and confirm that the future is bright.
I was one of the frontline candidates in the 2023 Governor’s election.

As a Democrat, I did not hesitate to congratulate the incumbent, Governor Alex Otti, when the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared him the winner. Although irregularities marred the elections, the outcome represented the change the people had been asking for. For that reason, I did not challenge the election outcome in court.

I have given the administration room to govern without criticism for over two years. I acknowledge that some progress has been made under the administration. However, the progress remains far from the lofty campaign promises made to Abians during the 2023 electioneering period.

Abia and Abians deserve more, especially those at the grassroots, including civil servants, pensioners, and traders, and a government built on transparency, accountability, and inclusive progress—a government that serves all and leaves no one behind.

On behalf of myself, wife and family, I stand before all of you to express my interest for the Abia state governorship ticket under our great party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), in the 2027 elections.

My mission is to unify Abians and build a prosperous, inclusive state where opportunities abound for everyone, regardless of political affiliation or social standing.

Together, we shall leverage Mr. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope policies to spread the dividends of good governance to the grassroots, empowering and uplifting our people through the macro and microeconomic systems.

Our journey is not about politics as usual; it is a call to serve and restore empathy to leadership. It’s a call to relate with the Poor and the rich; cultivate a leadership that feels the pulse of the people, listens, acts, and provides for every Abian, regardless of their political affiliation or standing, with a reason to once again believe in the promises made will be promises kept.

A Government that will open its bank account with multiple financial institutions, trust and stand by its civil servants, keep its word to our pensioners, create multiple viable programs to support and grow our youths, and show transparency in the process of awarding of contracts.

We will have a local government that is independent and we will publish each local government allocation and ensure each local government receives all funds allocated to them.

In 2023, Nigeria’s national unemployment rate was above 32 percent, with Abia at a rate of over 62 percent. One would think the state would focus on a massive economic program for jobs creation.

Today, I open the doors of this movement and invite all progressive-minded Abians, committed party members, individuals from other political parties, and Abia indigenes and non-indigenes to join me. Together, we will reposition Abia under the proud banner of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and chart a new course for a greater, stronger, and more prosperous Abia.
Let us build an Abia that works for all of us, not just some of us.

We shall be known for Infrastructure development, continue and improve the existing capital projects and development the none existing human capacity development.

Our project is anchored on God.
our resolve rooted in a quote by
Saint Teresa of Avila:
“Let nothing disturb you,
“Let nothing frighten you,
All things are passing;
God never changes.
Patience obtains all things.
Whoever has God lacks nothing;
God alone suffices.”

So, on this day and with these words, let us rise together, united by a common purpose and driven by the hope of a brighter and greater Abia.

May God bless the All-Progressives Congress.
May God bless Abia State,
May God bless the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Thank you, Abians

Sir Mascot Uzor Kalu
Former Chief Of Staff, Abia State