Kalu Idika Kalu
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Kalu Idika Kalu | |
|---|---|
| Minister of finance | |
| In office 1985–1986 | |
| President | Ibrahim Babangida |
| Preceded by | Onaolapo Soleye |
| Succeeded by | Chu Okongwu |
| Minister of finance | |
| In office 1993–1994 | |
| Preceded by | Aminu Saleh |
| Succeeded by | Anthony Ani |
| Minister of national planning | |
| Minister of transportation | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 October 1939[1] Owerri, imo State |
| Alma mater | Kings College Lagos[2] University of Wisconsin |
Kalu Idika Kalu ⓘ(born 14 October 1939) is a Nigerian politician. He was finance minister twice, minister of national planning and transportation minister.[3] He was a presidential aspirant in the 2003 Nigeria general elections under the platform of The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP).[4]
Kalu was born in Owerri, Imo state, southeastern Nigeria. He is from Ebem Ohafia in Abia state Nigeria. He is from Ibo tribe in Nigeria.
He studied at Kings College Lagos from 1954 to 1960 where he obtained a Bachelor of Science in Economics in 1964. Kalu also obtained a Masters of Arts in Economics in 1965, as well as a Doctorate Degree in economic development and public finance in 1972 from the University of Wisconsin. He was a Stimson Fellow while attending Yale University.[5]
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