Obi Aguocha

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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,

References

  1. ↑ John-Mark, Aisha (2023-02-27). "Abia State Speaker Loses Constituency to LP Candidate". Voice of Nigeria. Retrieved 2023-04-26.
  2. ↑ "Candidates - Voter - Validating the Office of the Electorate on Representation". orderpaper.ng. Retrieved 2025-07-10.
  3. ↑ www.premiumtimesng.com https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/more-news/728123-planned-protest-by-group-meant-to-discredit-me-federal-lawmaker.html?tztc=1 . Retrieved 2025-07-10.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ↑ "Labour Party's Obi Aguocha Defeats Speaker, Abia State House Of Assembly, Chinadu Orji To Clinch Reps Ticket" . Retrieved 2025-07-10.
  5. ↑ "Obi Aguocha Archives". Channels Television. Retrieved 2025-07-10.
  6. ↑ Ambassador, National (2023-08-05). "Hon. Obi Aguocha - National Ambassador News" . Retrieved 2025-07-10.
  7. ↑ Cyril (2022-08-02). "2023: Peter Obi needs his party members at NASS -LP Reps candidate". The Sun Nigeria. Retrieved 2023-04-26.
  8. ↑ "ShineYourEye". www.shineyoureye.org. Retrieved 2025-07-10.
  9. 1 2 Nigeria, News Agency of (2023-02-27). "Abia speaker loses Reps seat to Labour candidate". Peoples Gazette. Retrieved 2023-04-26.
  10. ↑ "Abia Speaker loses to Labour Party greenhorn". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2023-02-28. Retrieved 2023-04-26.
  11. ↑ "#NigeriaElections2023: LP Abia Reps winner dedicates victory to God". Punch Newspapers. 2023-02-27. Retrieved 2023-04-26.
  12. ↑ Njoku, Aham (2024-09-16). "RT Hon Obi Aguocha: Dissecting a pragmatic politician". hallmarknews.com. Retrieved 2025-07-10.
  13. 1 2 admin (2023-06-14). "Obi Aguocha: The Rise Of A Community Leader, Mobilizer And Go-Getter - News Critic" . Retrieved 2025-07-10.
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