Obi Aguocha

Obi Aguocha
Citizenship	Nigerian
Occupation	Nigerian Politician
Title	Member of the 10th National Assembly
Term	In-office
Political party	Labour party (LP)

Obi Aguocha is a Nigerian politician and member of the 10th National Assembly from Ikwuano/Umuahia North/Umuahia South Federal Constituency of Abia State on the ticket of the Labour Party, LP. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]}

Political career

Aguocha of LP contested in the February 25, 2023, House of Representatives election for Ikwuano/Umuahia North/Umuahia South Federal Constituency of Abia State against the candidate of the People's Democratic Party(PDP) and incumbent Speaker of Abia State House of Assembly Chinedum Orji. ^{[7] [8]} Orji is son of former governor of Abia State, Theodore Orji. Aguocha, a highly rated politician and onetime gubernatorial aspirant polled 48,199 votes to defeat Orji who scored 35,195 votes. ^[9] Aguocha's win over Orji was one of major political upsets caused by the ‘effect of Peter Obi’ the presidential candidate of LP. ^{[10] [11] [12]} He officially assumed office on June 13, 2023. ^[9] During his tenure,

• He Organized the first-ever “Iri Egwu” Ohuhu cultural festival, uniting 27 autonomous communities. ^[13]
• He launched community initiatives, including a COVID‑19 relief fund, a partially renovated bridge at Amaogwugwu/Umuagu, and interventions against gully erosion and herdsmen attacks. ^[13]

References

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6. "Hon. Obi Aguocha". National Ambassador News. August 5, 2023. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
7. Cyril (August 2, 2022). "2023: Peter Obi needs his party members at NASS -LP Reps candidate". The Sun Nigeria. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
8. "ShineYourEye". www.shineyoureye.org. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
9. Nigeria, News Agency of (February 27, 2023). "Abia speaker loses Reps seat to Labour candidate". Peoples Gazette. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
10. "Abia Speaker loses to Labour Party greenhorn". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. February 28, 2023. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
11. "#NigeriaElections2023: LP Abia Reps winner dedicates victory to God". Punch Newspapers. February 27, 2023. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
12. Njoku, Aham (September 16, 2024). "RT Hon Obi Aguocha: Dissecting a pragmatic politician". hallmarknews.com. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
13. admin (June 14, 2023). "Obi Aguocha: The Rise Of A Community Leader, Mobilizer And Go-Getter - News Critic" . Retrieved July 10, 2025.