Benjamin Kalu
Benjamin Okezie Kalu CFR is a Nigerian politician who is currently serving as the deputy speaker of the House of Representatives of Nigeria since 2023. He represents the Bende federal constituency.
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[edit]- For every government, the position of the law has made it that the protection of lives and property should at all times be the issue on the front burner. What we have found is that it is critical that we prioritise security, and this government has chosen it as the first item on the agenda of this administration.
- You can’t take policing outside governance. That is the truth because policing is part of governance. The primary purpose of government is to protect lives and property, and in protecting lives and property, you use security structures and systems. The police is one of those structures.
- This is the first of many activities to come under this pillar in line with the Peace in South-east Project. I am confident in the potentiality of this project to propagate peace across the southeastern states as we continue to advocate for stability and progress not just for the region alone but the entire nation.
- What I decided to do today is to incorporate even the physically challenged ones, the school of the blind, less privileged, motherless babies homes they are all here. God asked me to do this, celebrate with these underserved. What’s the essence of keeping things only for politics, when it’s election period, campaign period, then you bring them out?
- The Parliament belongs to the people. We must ensure it is reasonably accessible to all the sectors of our economy, all the people that have given us a mandate.
- I faced the dog race of the challenges of living in a rural area, where most of this country’s population resides. So, I saw the challenges with clean water, bad roads, and a lack of electricity. I saw the challenges with the lack of good classroom blocks. The list is unending. It was at that point that I decided to make an impact when I grew up and that passion never left me.
- I am a combination of Democratic, Strategic, Visionary, Pacesetting, Transformational and Coaching.
- You will meet stumbling blocks along the paths and people who won’t believe in you, but you need to keep pushing to prove yourself, especially when you don’t have a father who is known politically.
- Be invested. Get to know your ward, your polling unit, and those who are leading your polling unit, your ward, and local government. Start from there, be part of it. You don’t have to be running for any position.
- Submit yourself to mentorship; it’s wrong to claim that older people have nothing to offer in leadership. You must also look for mentorship.
- It’s wrong to say we must push out the old order by fire or by force. Not all of them are the same; some are searching for those to hand over the baton to.
- Most of the things I know in politics are things I learn from older people, and they are still alive. I still consult them, and I will always consult them and respect them.
- It plays a role in politics and public life because it gives a sense of acceptance of other cultures. When you dress like them, you be like them.
- In our public life, you are addressed by the way you dress.
- Education got me where I am today. If I didn’t go to school, I won’t have the opportunity to be standing before you. Education is important. That’s why I want the next generation to also go to school.
- Leaders at all levels must reach out to one another, put aside divisive tendencies, and work collectively to build a stronger, more cohesive party and nation. This period provides an opportunity for reflection, reconciliation and renewed commitment to the ideals of unity and inclusive governance.
