13 Facts About Christian Onoh

Christian Onoh's father died when he was 8 years old and he was brought up by his cousin Donald Oji.

In 1958, Christian Onoh was elected member, House of Representatives for Enugu Constituency.

Christian Onoh later resigned to take up appointment as the first indigenous chairman of the Board of the Nigerian Coal Corporation.

Christian Onoh was a founding member of Club 13, which evolved into the Nigerian People's Party, but later moved to the National Party of Nigeria.

Christian Onoh fought unsuccessfully for the Anambra State governorship on the NPN platform in 1979.

Christian Onoh was then appointed chairman of the Nigeria Mining Corporation, and in 1982, chairman of the Associated Ore Mines.

Christian Onoh was elected governor of Anambra State in October 1983 on the National Party of Nigeria platform, defeating the incumbent Jim Nwobodo of the Nigerian Peoples Party.

Christian Onoh continued to agitate for a separate state for the Waawa people, and this was eventually achieved when the military regime headed by General Ibrahim Babangida created Enugu state in 1991.

Christian Onoh's daughter, Nuzo Onoh, is a celebrated British writer, while his other daughter, Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, became a beauty queen, presidential adviser, and later Nigeria's ambassador to Spain.

Christian Onoh is remembered for her controversial relationship and marriage to Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu the Ikemba of Nnewi and former Biafran president, who was over thirty years her senior.

Josef Christian Onoh is the owner of the popular exclusive hotel, The Arriba Enugu and a Special Adviser to the Enugu State governor.

Christian Onoh is currently the Chairman of Enugu Capital Territory Development Authority and is seeking the Enugu State governorship candidacy under The Peoples Democratic Party Christian Onoh died on 5 May 2009 at the age of 82.

Chief Mrs Caroline Chinweolu Christian Onoh: Born: 26 December 1935, Died: 17 June 2016.