Sandra Chidinma Duru-Eluobi is a Nigerian businesswoman and founder of Pre-Adult Affairs Organization (PAAO).
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Sandra Chidinma Duru-Eluobi is a Nigerian businesswoman and founder of Pre-Adult Affairs Organization (PAAO).
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In business, she has been Managing Director/CEO of Sanchhy Nigeria Limited, [1] Zest Media and Entertainment, and Executives Cable and Electronics Company, [2] and managed a boutique in Lagos. [1] In government, she played a role in the election of Rochas Okorocha as governor of Imo State in 2011 [3] and has been an advisor to the Standards Organisation of Nigeria, [3] the Police Women Unit, the Police Service Commission, and Kulfana Mining Company. [2] In 2013 she considered forming her own political party and running for the state governorship herself. [2]
She is the founder of Pre-Adult Affairs Organization, an NGO recognized by the United Nations; in 2015 she announced the launch of an associated TV programme aimed at 9–35-year-olds, Bare It Out! With Sandra Duru. [4] In 2014, the Nigerian Ambassador to Ivory Coast, Ifeoma Akabogu-Chinwuba, honoured her for her "contributions to providing solutions to the unemployment, violence and educational problems in Nigeria". [5] In 2016 she launched a new project, The Unity and Peace Project 2016–2020 (The Up Project). [6]
In 2014 she married Emmanuel Ebuka Eulobi, a footballer; [3] their son was born in June 2016. [6]
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