Jerry Alagbaoso is a Nigerian politician. He was a member representing Orlu/Oru East/Orsu Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives. [1] [2]
Jerry Alagbaoso was born on 28 September 1953 in Orlu, Imo State. He obtained his West African School Certificate (WAEC) from Holy Ghost College (Arugo High School), Owerri. He obtained his bachelor’s degree in 1974 from University of Ibadan, Jos campus, and a master’s degree in 1980 from the same university. [1] [2]
He was elected in 2011 as a member representing Orlu/Oru East/Orsu Federal Constituency and served until 2023. In 2022, he declared his intention to run for a senatorial seat at the 2023 elections and in 2023, he defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). As a federal lawmaker, he served in several committees including Special Duties, Media and Public Affairs, Diaspora Matters, Customs and Excise, Education (Basic & Secondary), Banking & Currency, Commerce, and Chairman, Federal Roads Maintenance Agency Committee. [2] [3]
From 1981 to 2006, he worked as a public servant at the Iroko Community Grammar School, Ibadan. In 2006, he was employed at the Nigerian Customs Service as Customs Area Controller for Calabar seaport and Calabar free trade zone, Akwa Ibom and tin can island port. [2]
Orlu is the second-largest city in Imo State South East (Nigeria)|South East]], Nigeria, with a population of 420,600. It has a long history as the headquarters for the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) and humanitarian relief agencies during the Nigeria-Biafra Civil War. The city houses the Nigerian headquarters of the British Cheshire Home. It is the second most developed city after Owerri in Imo state.
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