Enugu State is a state in the South-East geopolitical zone of Nigeria,bordered to the north by the states of Benue and Kogi,Ebonyi State to the east and southeast,Abia State to the south,and Anambra State to the west. The state takes its name from its capital and largest city,Enugu.
Chimaroke Nnamani is a medical doctor and Nigerian politician from Enugu State. He was elected Governor of Enugu State in the 1999 Enugu State gubernatorial election from 1999 to 2007. He subsequently served as a People's Democratic Party (PDP) Senator for Enugu East Senatorial District from 2007 to 2011 and was re-elected in 2019.
Sam Ominyi Egwu CON is a Nigerian politician and member of People's Democratic Party (PDP) in Nigeria. He was elected Governor of Ebonyi State in the 1999 Ebonyi State gubernatorial election from 29 May 1999 to 29 May 2007. Dr Egwu is noted as pillar of educational development in Ebonyi state and Nigeria. He attended the University of Nigeria,Nsukka where he obtained a bachelor's degree in Agricultural in 1981. He later received a master's degrees in Agricultural from the University of Nigeria,Nsukka in 1987 and Doctorate in Agronomy from Enugu State University of Technology in 1996. He was a senior lecturer at Enugu State University of Technology and served as commissioner for education in Ebonyi state contributed to the successes recorded in education sector during his tenure as governor.
Ibrahim Shehu Shema is a Nigerian lawyer and politician who was elected Governor of the north western State of Katsina during the 2007 general elections. He was re-elected for another four-year term on 28 April 2011,running on the People's Democratic Party (PDP) platform. His second four-year term ended on 29 May 2015 after which he handed over to Aminu Bello Masari,elected governor on the platform of All Progressives Congress.
Isi Uzo is a Local Government Area of Enugu State,Nigeria bordering Benue State and Ebonyi State. Its headquarters are in the town of Ikem.The other towns are:Eha Amufu,Neke,Mbu,and Umualor. Isi-Uzo is a constituent of Enugu East Senatorial Zone. It has an area of 877 km²and a population of 148,415 at the 2006 census.
James Ifeanyichukwu Nwobodo is a Nigerian businessman and politician who was governor of Anambra State (1979–1983) during the Nigerian Second Republic and was Senator for Enugu East Senatorial District in Enugu State (1999–2003). In 2003,he ran unsuccessfully in the Nigerian Presidential elections.
Sullivan Iheanacho Chime was elected governor of Enugu State in Nigeria in April 2007,taking office on 29 May 2007. He is a member of the People's Democratic Party (PDP). He was reelected on 26 April 2011.
Lt. Colonel Herbert Obi-Eze was appointed Military Administrator of Anambra State in Nigeria in August 1990 during the military regime of General Ibrahim Babangida. During his tenure,Enugu State was split off from Anambra on 27 August 1991,with Obi-Eze continuing as governor of Enugu State. He handed over power to the elected civilian governor of Enugu State,Okwesilieze Nwodo in January 1992.
Frank Nnaemeka Nweke Jr is an ethical,exemplary and proven leader with over two decades of demonstrated success in high-level career roles spanning the public,private and civic sectors. He is a two-time Federal Minister in Nigeria and former Director General,Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG). He is a member of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) and is currently vying for the position of Governor of Enugu in the 2023 Nigerian General Election,upon emerging the party candidate at the primary election in May 2022.
Haliru Mohammed Bello is a Nigerian politician. He was trained in veterinary medicine. He held various administrative positions under the military governments before 1999. He was Minister of Communications from June 2001 to May 2003. After he left office,he was indicted in a bribery scandal involving the German telecom company Siemens AG.
Mohammed Shata is a Nigerian politician who served in the Cabinet of President Olusegun Obasanjo between 1999 and 2003.
Sen. Ayogu Eze was elected Senator for the Enugu North Senatorial District of Enugu State,Nigeria,taking office on June 05,2007. He is currently a member of the All Progressives Congress,APC but was elected to the senate under the People's Democratic Party (PDP).
Fidelis C. Okoro is a Nigerian politician who was Senator for the Enugu North Senatorial District of Enugu State at the start of the Nigerian Fourth Republic,running on the Alliance for Democracy (AD) platform. He took office on 29 May 1999.
Lawrence Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi CON is a Nigerian politician who was elected as the Governor of Enugu State in April 2015,and was sworn on 29 May 2015. He was a member of the House of Representatives of the Federal Republic of Nigeria for 12 years. He is a member of People's Democratic Party (PDP) who re-presented Igboeze North/Udenu Federal Constinuency of Enugu State. Ugwuanyi was elected the Governor of Enugu State under the PDP. He was sworn in as the governor of Enugu State for a second tenure on May 29,2019.
Ikeje Israel Asogwa,popularly known as SOGGIE,is a Nigerian politician and the former Chairman of the Enugu State People's Democratic Party.
Enugu State Peoples Democratic Party,also known as Enugu PDP,is the largest contemporary political party in Enugu State,Nigeria. It is affiliated with the national Peoples Democratic Party,and is led by chairman Augustine Nnamani. The party has its headquarters in Enugu,which is the state capital. As of May 2015,the party had controlled the Enugu State governorship for 16 years.
The 2023 Enugu State gubernatorial election will take place on 11 March 2023,to elect the Governor of Enugu State,concurrent with elections to the Enugu State House of Assembly as well as twenty-seven other gubernatorial elections and elections to all other state houses of assembly. The election will be held two weeks after the presidential election and National Assembly elections. Incumbent PDP Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi is term-limited and cannot seek re-election to a third term.
The 2023 Nigerian Senate elections in Enugu State will be held on 25 February 2023,to elect the 3 federal Senators from Enugu State,one from each of the state's three senatorial districts. The elections will coincide with the 2023 presidential election,as well as other elections to the Senate and elections to the House of Representatives;with state elections being held two weeks later. Primaries were held between 4 April and 9 June 2022.
listen ) (Okwy) (born 28 July 1950 in Nsukka,Nigeria [1] ) is a Nigerian politician who was elected Governor of Enugu State in January 1992 during the Nigerian Third Republic. [2] Later he became the national secretary,national chairman,and a senior politician in the People's Democratic Party (PDP). [3]