Nnia nwodo biography
Nnia Nwodo
Nigerian lawyer and economist
Nnia Nwodo | |
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| In office January 2017 – January 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Iduma Igariwey Enwo |
| Succeeded by | George Obiozor |
| Born | (1952-12-11) 11 December 1952 (age 72) Igboetiti, Enugu State, Nigeria |
| Residence | Enugu state |
| Education | University of London, University of Ibadan |
| Occupation | Lawyer, economist, politician |
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John Nnia Nwodo is a Nigerian lawyer and economist. He served as the 9th president-general of Ọhanaeze Ndigbo succeeded by George Obiozor.
Early life and education
Nwodo, the third-born male child of his family, was born in 1952 in Enugu State, Nigeria. He completed his primary and secondary school education in Enugu State. In 1971, he gained admission to the University of Ibadan.
He attended the London School of Economics and returned to Nigeria in 1988.
Career
During the second republic, under the government and administration of Shehu Shagari, Nwodo served as Minister of Civil Aviation. Under the government of Abdulsalami Abubakar, Nwodo served as Minister of Information and Culture.
In 2017, Nwodo won an election that decided the 9th President-General of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo, a socio-cultural organization that represents every Igbo speaking community, and protects the rights and interests of the Igbo people around the world. He won with a total of 242 votes whilst his opponent, an ex-Vice Chancellor of the former Anambra State University of Technology, Prof. Chiweyete Ejike, had 13 votes.
Personal life
Nwodo was married to Regina Nwodo, who was a Justice in the Court of Appeals of Enugu State until her death in 2013.
John Nnia Nwodo, an orator and apostle of restructuring at 70
BY OSELOKA ZIKORA
His oratorical skill is his spotlight which catapults him mostly to dizzying heights sometimes not contemplated. Take Ibadan for instance where he was an Economics student at the then premier university. He was contesting the Students Union Presidency and he had a Yoruba student as the leading opponent. How would he, an “alejo” that’s a stranger turn the table against such formidable opposition.
Then came the manifesto night, his opponent spoke first and against the rules of the contest concluded his address in Yoruba appealing to ethnic sentiments and exhorting the predominantly Yoruba student population to vote one of their own. The chant was “tinwa tinwa o, je ka wole” (our own, our own, …ours is ours) and the atmosphere was charged. To make matters worse, the crowd was dispersing in the accompanying commotion. Somehow, confronted by a Yoruba student and chief campaigner of the disadvantaged “Omoigbo”, the Electoral Officer asked that the hall be locked insisting that all candidates must be heard.
That was the luck that changed the course that night for John Nnia Nwodo. Add to that the fact that many of the Yoruba students felt insulted by the opponent’s resort to primordial sentiments. So Nwodo determined to seize the disenchantment of the moment, and remembering lines he memorised from his elder brother, late Dr. Joe Nwodo, PhD thesis, he waxed both oratorical and philosophical. With booming baritone voice he spoke with alluring cadence: “The University of Ibadan in view of its premier position in the development of institutions of higher learning in Nigeria is like a national educational volcano. When Ibadan sneezes, the rest of the universities in Nigeria catch cold. It is in this connection that I see the leadership of the Students Union. It must be a model to follow. It must partner with the university’s administrators to achieve the highest level of academic excell
Chief John Nnia Nwodo Leads the Team to Interview Dr. Tokunbo Awolowo Dosumu
(official bio below)
CHIEF JOHN NNIA NWODO
The story of a great mind cannot be told in a hurry. It is only comparable to the proverbial hot soup which is licked from the periphery. It is only the unwise that tests the depth of water with both feet. The best way to eat an elephant in your path is cut him up into little pieces. In extolling gallantry the Igbo say Uta gbatara eleke, ya rie Ogu aku- The bow that shot the Sparrow should be presented with twenty arrows. The wise elders say, Ugo adighi ebe n'obere osisi- the Eagle does not perch on a small tree. One should maintain one's high integrity. When the bird perches in the fence, the fence dances and the bird dances too. Essentially, it is great to be in glory, for nothing must be done hastily except killing fleas. Above all, a man who pays respect to the great paves the way for his own greatness. It is therefore, a rate privilege to stand out to introduce a luminary of international reputes as our guest lecturer.
Chief John Nwodo hardly needs any introduction. A man whose life style, has no tinge of pride as he relates with both the weak and the strong. Born into the well-known Nwodo family of Ukehe in Enugu State, John Ogbonnia Ugwuamakofia Nwodo, IKE UKEHE, IKE NSUKKA, economist, politician, legal practitioner, consummate traditionalist, orator par excellence, knight of St. John International (KSJI), philanthropist and playwright was born on 11 December, 1952 at Ukehe in Igbo Etiti Local Government of Enugu State to Igwe John Ugwuamakofia Nwodo, Okwulora II of Ukehe, former Eastern Nigerian Minister of Commerce and Industry and later Minister of Local Government; and Chief Mrs. Josephine Nwodo. Young Nnia Nwodo was born in the year his late and illustrious father entered into partisan politics. Nnia presents a serious specimen for a genetic study as to whether a father's occupation at the time of Okwesilieze Nwodo
Nigerian politician
Okwesilieze Nwodo (Okwy) (born 28 July 1950 in Nsukka, Nigeria) is a Nigerian politician who was elected Governor of Enugu State in January 1992 during the Third Nigerian Republic.
Later he became the national secretary, national chairman, and a senior politician in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Biography
Dr. Okwesilieze is a member of the Nwodo political dynasty. He is the second son of Igwe J.U. Nwodo, a traditional ruler who hailed from Ukehe, in Enugu State. J.U. was appointed Minister of Commerce in the former Eastern Region under Premier Michael Okpara, and was subsequently Minister of Local Government. Nwodo studied medicine at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (1971–77). Between 1977 and 1980, he was a house officer at the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital in Enugu and at the Military Hospital in Jos.
He continued his studies at the Royal College of Surgeons, London (1980) and the Belgrade Medical School, Yugoslavia (1980–84), gaining an MB.BS in Medicine and Surgery.
He 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 (1984-1991).
Nwodo was elected Governor of Enugu State in January 1992 on the NRC platform during the Third Nigerian Republic.
He held office until November 1993, when General Sani Abacha came to power in a military coup.
He was twice elected Secretary General of People's Democratic Party (PDP) in 1999-2001.
In October 2001, he was replaced by Vincent Ogbulafor as PDP party secretary.
He fell out with Enugu State governor Chimaroke Nnamani in 2002.
In December 2003, the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission announced that it was investigating Nwodo and others in connection with a multi-billion
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John Nnia Nwodo, an orator and apostle of restructuring at 70
BY OSELOKA ZIKORA
His oratorical skill is his spotlight which catapults him mostly to dizzying heights sometimes not contemplated. Take Ibadan for instance where he was an Economics student at the then premier university. He was contesting the Students Union Presidency and he had a Yoruba student as the leading opponent. How would he, an “alejo” that’s a stranger turn the table against such formidable opposition.
Then came the manifesto night, his opponent spoke first and against the rules of the contest concluded his address in Yoruba appealing to ethnic sentiments and exhorting the predominantly Yoruba student population to vote one of their own. The chant was “tinwa tinwa o, je ka wole” (our own, our own, …ours is ours) and the atmosphere was charged. To make matters worse, the crowd was dispersing in the accompanying commotion. Somehow, confronted by a Yoruba student and chief campaigner of the disadvantaged “Omoigbo”, the Electoral Officer asked that the hall be locked insisting that all candidates must be heard.
That was the luck that changed the course that night for John Nnia Nwodo. Add to that the fact that many of the Yoruba students felt insulted by the opponent’s resort to primordial sentiments. So Nwodo determined to seize the disenchantment of the moment, and remembering lines he memorised from his elder brother, late Dr. Joe Nwodo, PhD thesis, he waxed both oratorical and philosophical. With booming baritone voice he spoke with alluring cadence: “The University of Ibadan in view of its premier position in the development of institutions of higher learning in Nigeria is like a national educational volcano. When Ibadan sneezes, the rest of the universities in Nigeria catch cold. It is in this connection that I see the leadership of the Students Union. It must be a model to follow. It must partner with the university’s administrators to achieve the highest level of academic excell
Chief John Nnia Nwodo Leads the Team to Interview Dr. Tokunbo Awolowo Dosumu
(official bio below)
CHIEF JOHN NNIA NWODO
The story of a great mind cannot be told in a hurry. It is only comparable to the proverbial hot soup which is licked from the periphery. It is only the unwise that tests the depth of water with both feet. The best way to eat an elephant in your path is cut him up into little pieces. In extolling gallantry the Igbo say Uta gbatara eleke, ya rie Ogu aku- The bow that shot the Sparrow should be presented with twenty arrows. The wise elders say, Ugo adighi ebe n'obere osisi- the Eagle does not perch on a small tree. One should maintain one's high integrity. When the bird perches in the fence, the fence dances and the bird dances too. Essentially, it is great to be in glory, for nothing must be done hastily except killing fleas. Above all, a man who pays respect to the great paves the way for his own greatness. It is therefore, a rate privilege to stand out to introduce a luminary of international reputes as our guest lecturer.
Chief John Nwodo hardly needs any introduction. A man whose life style, has no tinge of pride as he relates with both the weak and the strong. Born into the well-known Nwodo family of Ukehe in Enugu State, John Ogbonnia Ugwuamakofia Nwodo, IKE UKEHE, IKE NSUKKA, economist, politician, legal practitioner, consummate traditionalist, orator par excellence, knight of St. John International (KSJI), philanthropist and playwright was born on 11 December, 1952 at Ukehe in Igbo Etiti Local Government of Enugu State to Igwe John Ugwuamakofia Nwodo, Okwulora II of Ukehe, former Eastern Nigerian Minister of Commerce and Industry and later Minister of Local Government; and Chief Mrs. Josephine Nwodo. Young Nnia Nwodo was born in the year his late and illustrious father entered into partisan politics. Nnia presents a serious specimen for a genetic study as to whether a father's occupation at the time of Nigerian politician Okwesilieze Nwodo (Okwy) (born 28 July 1950 in Nsukka, Nigeria) is a Nigerian politician who was elected Governor of Enugu State in January 1992 during the Third Nigerian Republic. Later he became the national secretary, national chairman, and a senior politician in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Dr. Okwesilieze is a member of the Nwodo political dynasty. He is the second son of Igwe J.U. Nwodo, a traditional ruler who hailed from Ukehe, in Enugu State. J.U. was appointed Minister of Commerce in the former Eastern Region under Premier Michael Okpara, and was subsequently Minister of Local Government. Nwodo studied medicine at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (1971–77). Between 1977 and 1980, he was a house officer at the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital in Enugu and at the Military Hospital in Jos. He continued his studies at the Royal College of Surgeons, London (1980) and the Belgrade Medical School, Yugoslavia (1980–84), gaining an MB.BS in Medicine and Surgery. He 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 (1984-1991). Nwodo was elected Governor of Enugu State in January 1992 on the NRC platform during the Third Nigerian Republic. He held office until November 1993, when General Sani Abacha came to power in a military coup. He was twice elected Secretary General of People's Democratic Party (PDP) in 1999-2001. In October 2001, he was replaced by Vincent Ogbulafor as PDP party secretary. He fell out with Enugu State governor Chimaroke Nnamani in 2002. In December 2003, the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission announced that it was investigating Nwodo and others in connection with a multi-billion Okwesilieze Nwodo
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