Ifeanyi Ararume was the senator who represented Imo North at the 9th Nigerian National Assembly.
17 Facts About Ifeanyi Ararume
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Ifeanyi Ararume was elected Senator for the Imo North constituency of Imo State, Nigeria at the start of the Nigerian Fourth Republic, running on the People's Democratic Party platform.
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Ifeanyi Ararume won the PDP primaries in 2007 to run for governor of Imo State.
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Ifeanyi Ararume protested this decision and secured a Supreme Court ruling in his favor.
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Ifeanyi Ararume started his formal education at Saint Christopher Primary School, Umuluwe, Ajirija in Isiala Mbano.
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Ifeanyi Ararume served as State Treasurer for Liberal Convention in old Imo State between 1988 and 1989.
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Ifeanyi Ararume joined National Finance Committee of the defunct National Republican Convention created by former military dictator General Ibrahim Babangida from 1990 to 1993, and as Chairman, NRC Presidential Primaries for Kwara and Delta States.
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Ifeanyi Ararume was the pioneer State Chairman of the defunct All People's Party ; later All Nigeria Peoples Party in Imo State.
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Ifeanyi Ararume was elected to the Senate representing Imo North constituency of Imo State, Nigeria in 1999 under the platform of People's Democratic Party and was re-elected in 2003.
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Ifeanyi Ararume has belonged to all the major political parties in Nigeria.
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Ifeanyi Ararume protested this decision and secured a Supreme Court ruling in his favor.
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Ifeanyi Ararume was however, expelled from the party for anti-party activities and the party chose not to field a candidate in the governorship election.
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Ifeanyi Ararume decamped from the APP to PDP a few days before PDP's national assembly primaries where he won the nomination under controversial circumstances.
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Ifeanyi Ararume later joined the Action Congress of Nigeria where he contested the gubernatorial election in 2011 but lost to Rochas Okorocha of All Progressives Grand Alliance.
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In 2014, Ifeanyi Ararume rejoined the Peoples Democratic Party and contested for its gubernatorial nomination in 2015, which he lost to Chukwuemeka Ihedioha.
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Ifeanyi Ararume later decamped again from PDP to All Progressives Congress and joined with the incumbent governor Okorocha during the 2015 governorship election.
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On 5 September 2018, Senator Ifeanyi Ararume left the ruling party APC and joined APGA where he is currently contesting the gubernatorial nomination.