1. Chukwuemeka Ihedioha is a Nigerian politician and businessman who served as governor of Imo State from 2019 to 2020.
24 Facts About Emeka Ihedioha
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Emeka Ihedioha was removed from office on 14 January 2020, by the Supreme Court of Nigeria which declared the APC candidate the authentic winner of the 2019 gubernatorial election.
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Emeka Ihedioha was deputy speaker of the House of Representatives of Nigeria from 2011 to 2015.
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Emeka Ihedioha holds a National Honor as Commander of the Order of the Niger.
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In 2015, Emeka Ihedioha briefly served as acting speaker upon the swearing-in of Aminu Tambuwal as governor of Sokoto State on 29 May 2015.
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Emeka Ihedioha was born on 24 March 1965 at Mbutu in Aboh Mbaise Local Government Area in Imo State, South-East Nigeria.
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Emeka Ihedioha attended Town School Mbutu in Aboh Mbaise and completed the same at SDA Primary School Abule Oja, Yaba in 1976.
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Emeka Ihedioha had his secondary education at St Ephraim's Secondary School, Owerrinta in present-day Abia State.
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Emeka Ihedioha took an executive certificate course in financial management from Stanford University, and a leadership certificate course from Harvard Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University.
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In 1992, Emeka Ihedioha was appointed press officer to the Senate President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Chief Iyorchia Ayu.
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Emeka Ihedioha became Director of Publicity of the newly formed People's Democratic Movement, the purveyor of the Peoples Democratic Party in 1998.
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Emeka Ihedioha was appointed special assistant to the Presidential Adviser on Utilities in July 1999, as a special assistant on media and publicity to the President of the Senate in November 1999, and as a special assistant on political matters to the Vice President in September 2001.
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Emeka Ihedioha won a seat in the House of Representatives as a member representing Aboh Mbaise-Ngor Okpala Federal Constituency of Imo State in 2003.
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Emeka Ihedioha was the deputy speaker of the House of Representatives from 2011 to 2015.
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On 9 March 2019, Emeka Ihedioha contested for the gubernatorial seat for Imo State under the political platform of the Peoples Democratic Party.
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On 11 March 2019, Emeka Ihedioha was declared Governor-elect by the Independent National Electoral Commission sitting in Imo State, after he defeated Uche Nwosu who ran under the Action Alliance Party, with a total of 273,404 votes.
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Emeka Ihedioha was removed from office on 14 January 2020 by a Supreme Court judgment.
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On 23 April 2024, Emeka Ihedioha resigned from Peoples Democratic Party.
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Emeka Ihedioha is credited with passing key bills that allowed for increased participation of Nigeria in that sector.
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Emeka Ihedioha was reelected in 2007 and served as Chair of the House Committee on Cooperation and Integration in Africa.
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Emeka Ihedioha was later elected chief whip of the House, a position he held throughout that term.
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Emeka Ihedioha is married to Ebere Ihedioha and has four children.
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Emeka Ihedioha is an avid supporter of the Arsenal football club and enjoys travelling and table tennis.
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Emeka Ihedioha is a philanthropist, particularly within his native Imo state.