........𝒂𝒔 𝒓𝒕 𝒉𝒐𝒏 𝑩𝒆𝒏𝒋𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏 𝑲𝒂𝒍𝒖 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒖𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒕 𝒅𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒅𝒆𝒎𝒐𝒄𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒚 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒐𝒖𝒕𝒉 𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒕  The ground-breaking ceremony of the Renewed Hope Housing Estate in Bende Abia State, comprising of 250 housing units, was a significant event that took place on Thursday, 27th of June, 2024.  The Minister of Housing and Rural Development, Ahmed Musa Dangwa, was present to oversee the commencement of this project under the flagship of His Excellency, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. This project, which is the first federal housing estate in Abia State, was initiated by the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt Hon Benjamin Okezie Kalu.  The ceremony was attended by various dignitaries, including the Governor of Abia State, who was represented by his deputy, Mr Ikechukwu Emetu. Additionally, Hon Emma Trumps Eke, the Federal Commissioner for the National

  ..........𝒂𝒔 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒑𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒍𝒆 𝒈𝒆𝒕 𝒆𝒎𝒑𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏 𝒃𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒆 𝑭𝒆𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒕𝒖𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒚  The people of Bende federal Constituency in Abia State are filled with gratitude and appreciation towards the deputy speaker of the house of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu, for his recent initiative to empower hundreds of his constituents through a poultry farming training program.  This program has provided a significant opportunity for the people of Bende to improve their livelihoods and create sustainable sources of income. The poultry farming training program, organized by Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu, aimed to equip beneficiaries with the necessary skills and resources to start their own poultry businesses.  Participants were trained on best practices in poultry farming, including proper feeding, housing, and disease management techniques.  In addition to the training, each beneficiary received 25 chicks, 3 bags of p

........𝒂𝒔 𝒉𝒐𝒑𝒆𝒔 𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒘𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒉 𝒐𝒇 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒘𝒍𝒆𝒅𝒈𝒆 𝒐𝒏 𝒆𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒃𝒖𝒕𝒆 𝒕𝒐𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒔 𝒂𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒆𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑺𝑫𝑮4 𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒕𝒔  The recent inauguration of Rt Hon Benjamin Okezie Kalu, the deputy speaker of the Nigerian House of Representatives, as a member of the Pan African Parliament has sparked great hope for the future of education in Africa.  His presence at the Opening Ceremony of the 3rd Ordinary Session of the 6th Parliament held in Johannesburg, South Africa, was met with much enthusiasm as he delivered a powerful message on the importance of education for the continent's development. In his remarks, Rt Hon Kalu highlighted the alarming reports of lack of progress towards the attainment of Sustainable Development Goal 4 on education (SDG4) in Africa.  This calls for urgent attention from all African nations to work towards bridging the educatio