Ikechukwu Emetu

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Ikechukwu Emetu
Deputy Governor of Abia State
Assumed office
29 May 2023

Ikechukwu Lekwachi Emetu (born 09 April 1984) is a Nigerian engineer and politician who has served as deputy governor of Abia State since 2023. [1]

Life and career

Emetu is from Ohafia. [2] He is a petrochemical engineer. According to governor Alex Otti in a press briefing released by the News Agency of Nigeria, Emetu was picked because of his "youth, his outstanding community development service and humanitarian gestures". [1] He received his certificate of return on 29 March 2023. [3] [4]

References

  1. 1 2 Odunsi, Wale (24 August 2022). "Abia 2023: LP's Alex Otti selects 38-year-oĺd Emetu as running mate". Daily Post . Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  2. "Abia Governorship: Alex Otti Unveils 38-Year-Old As Running Mate". Peoples Gazette . 24 August 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  3. "Otti Receives Certificate of Return, Pledges Not to Disappoint Abians – THISDAYLIVE". This Day . Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  4. "Abia State Governor-Elect, Alex Otti Receives Certificate of Return | AIT LIVE". Africa Independent Television . 29 March 2023. Retrieved 7 April 2023.