Senator Orji Uzor Kalu Owes $118,282 Property Tax In US

Despite his wealth, Kalu has repeatedly failed to meet his tax obligations on these properties, raising new questions about Nigerian politicians’ hidden assets abroad. 

 

A fresh investigation has revealed that Orji Uzor Kalu, a former governor of Abia State and now a senator in Nigeria’s National Assembly, owes $118,282 (N179 million) in unpaid property taxes in the United States. 

Documents obtained by The Post and Courier’s Uncovered Project and the Platform to Protect Whistleblowers in Africa show that Kalu’s real estate empire in the U.S. includes multiple properties in South Carolina, North Carolina, Maryland, and Texas, valued in the millions of dollars.

Despite his wealth, Kalu has repeatedly failed to meet his tax obligations on these properties, raising new questions about Nigerian politicians’ hidden assets abroad. 

 

According to U.S. tax records, Kalu is linked to at least five properties in South Carolina, valued at over $2 million.

 

His real estate holdings in the Charlotte metro area alone exceed $4.7 million. He also owns two high-end properties near Washington, D.C., including an opulent home with eight bathrooms and a tennis court, which is currently listed for $2.5 million.

But despite these assets, Kalu has been unable or unwilling to pay his property taxes. Records from Spartanburg County, South Carolina, show that after missing multiple deadlines this year, his outstanding balance has ballooned to $118,282.52, including fees for the county’s demolition of an abandoned warehouse on one of his properties.