Jim Ifeanyichukwu Nwobodo was born on 9 May 1940 in Agyaragu, Lafia, Nassarawa State.
15 Facts About Jim Nwobodo
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Jim Nwobodo completed his secondary school education in 1956 at Government School, Awka in what is Anambra State, then attended St Peter's College, Zaria.
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Jim Nwobodo went on to the Nigerian College of Arts, Science and Technology, first at Enugu and then at Ibadan, and then attended the University College Ibadan, earning a BA in English.
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Jim Nwobodo then took a job in the Personnel department with the Shell Company of Nigeria.
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Jim Nwobodo is Chairman of Jimson International Al Cargo Agencies, Satellite Press Limited, and other companies.
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Jim Nwobodo joined the Nigerian Peoples Party and in October 1978, was elected NPP chairman for the old Anambra State.
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Jim Nwobodo contested the 1979 elections and on 1 October 1979 was sworn into office as the first executive Governor of Anambra State.
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Jim Nwobodo contributed to the founding of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University : the Awka campus of ASUT became the take-off ground of the NAU when it came into being in 1991.
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Jim Nwobodo ran for reelection in October 1983, but was defeated by Christian Onoh of the National Party of Nigeria.
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Jim Nwobodo was a founding member of the Peoples Democratic Party.
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Jim Nwobodo was appointed Chairman of the Senate Committee on Internal Affairs.
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Jim Nwobodo moved the motion that the Federal House of Representatives should take over the affairs of the House.
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Jim Nwobodo played a leading role in the unsuccessful effort to stop the 2003 re-election of Nnamani.
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In 2008, Jim Nwobodo headed an Action Committee on the South East to resolve factional struggles in the PDP in that area.
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In June 2009, the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Central Bank of Nigeria restored the license of the Savannah Bank, in which Jim Nwobodo holds a major stake, in compliance with a February 2009 Appeal Court ruling in Abuja.