Umeh Kalu Ikwuonwu (born 5 August 1961) is a

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. He served as the Attorney General of Abia State and Commissioner for Justice of Abia State.

Early life and education

Umeh Kalu was born in

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where he went on to complete his primary and secondary education in 1972 and 1978 respectively. He obtained his

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certificate from

Imo State University The Imo State University (IMSU) in Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria was established in 1981 through law No. 4 passed by the Imo State House of Assembly. The university admitted the first intake of 392 pioneer students on 23 October, 1981. After th ...

after he graduated in 1985. Umeh was called to the Bar in 1986 after attending the

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Career

Umeh Kalu served as the senior special assistant on legal matters to

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before he was appointed as the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice of Abia State during the administrations of Theodore Orji and

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in 2009 and 2015 respectively. He contested in a failed bid for a seat in the

Arochukwu Arochukwu Local Government Area, sometimes referred to as Arochuku or Aro Oke-Igbo, is the third largest local government area in Abia State (after Aba and Umuahia) in southeastern Nigeria and homeland of the Igbo subgroup, Aro people. It is co ...

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Federal Constituency in the 2007 general elections. Umeh Kalu is presently a distinguished member of the Inner Bar as he was elevated to the Rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria in 2016.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kalu, Umeh 1961 births Living people People from Abia State Nigerian Law School alumni Imo State University alumni 20th-century Nigerian lawyers Attorneys General of Abia State Senior Advocates of Nigeria 21st-century Nigerian lawyers