Uche Ekwunife
| Uche Ekwunife | |
|---|---|
| Nigerian Senator | |
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Assumed office June 2015 | |
| Constituency | Anambra Central |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 January 1970 |
| Political party | People's Democratic Party (PDP) |
| Alma mater | University of Calabar, Nnamdi Azikiwe University |
Uche Ekwunife (born 1970) is a Nigerian politician and member of the 8th Nigerian Senate.
Life
Ekwunife was born in 1970 in Nri in Anaocha when her surname was Ogudeb. Her first degree was in Business and accounting which she earned at the University of Calabar. She then took an MBA at Nnamdi Azikiwe University.[1]
She had a career in banking where she rose to be an area manager. She married a businessperson from her home community. She and Chief Larry Ekwunife have children.[1]
Ekwanife stood for election twice unsuccessfully.[1] She was elected as a senator in 2015 for Anambra. There were over 100 senators elected in the 8th National Assembly, but only six of these were women. The others were Rose Okoji Oko, Stella Oduah, Fatimat Raji Rasaki, Oluremi Tinubu and Binta Garba.[2] Ekwunife had won the 2015 election but only by switching from one of the leading political parties to the other. Because of this her election was challenged and in December 2015 her seat was declared vacant. Ekwanife was unable to get her former political parties backing for the bi-election for her former seat.[3]
References
- 1 2 3 Biography of Uche Ekwunife, NigerianBiography.com, Retrieved 15 February 2016
- ↑ The 6 female senators in 8th National Assembly, Naij,com, Retrieved 15 February 2016
- ↑ APC panel disqualifies “fair-weather” Ekwunife from contesting Senate rerun on party’s platform, 21 January 2016, Festus Owete, Retrieved 15 February 2016