Eddie Mbadiwe | |
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Member of the House of Representative | |
In office 2011–2015 | |
Constituency | Ideato North / South |
Personal details | |
Born | 6 February 1942 |
Political party | People's Democratic Party |
Alma mater | University of Ibadan University of East Anglia |
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He was educated at Government Secondary School at Owerri,the University of Ibadan (BSc,1966) and the University of East Anglia (PhD,1975).
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