Nigeria, April 28 -- A former governor of Abia State, Orji Kalu, and the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, are set for a supremacy battle after they separately claimed leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abia State.

Mr Kalu, who represents Abia North District in the Nigerian Senate, served as governor of Abia State from 1999 to 2007, while Benjamin represents Bende Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives.

Both politicians, who are APC members, claimed President Bola Tinubu directed them to lead the party in the state.

Governor Alex Otti of Abia State is a member of the Labour Party under which he won the 2023 governorship election in the South-eastern state.

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