1. Dr Okwesilieze is a member of the Nwodo political dynasty.
10 Facts About Okwesilieze Nwodo
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Okwesilieze Nwodo studied medicine at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka.
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Okwesilieze Nwodo continued his studies at the Royal College of Surgeons, London and the Belgrade Medical School, Yugoslavia, gaining an MB.
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Okwesilieze Nwodo worked as a pediatric surgeon in Yugoslavia and then in Birmingham, England, before returning to Nigeria and taking a post as Medical Doctor at the Ukehe Medical Centre and Maternity.
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Okwesilieze Nwodo was elected Governor of Enugu State in January 1992 on the NRC platform during the Third Nigerian Republic.
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Okwesilieze Nwodo held office until November 1993, when General Sani Abacha came to power in a military coup.
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Okwesilieze Nwodo fell out with Enugu State governor Chimaroke Nnamani in 2002.
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Okwesilieze Nwodo is a brother to Chief John Nnia Nwodo, who was Minister of Aviation under President Shehu Shagari, and again Minister of Information under President Abdusalami Abubakar.
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Chief John Okwesilieze Nwodo is currently the 9th President-General of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo.
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Dr Okwesilieze is a brother to Dr Joseph Nwodo, a Presidential Candidate in 1993 Nigerian presidential election.