Nkechi Justina Nwaogu

Nkechi Justina Nwaogu
Senator for Abia State
In office
May 2011  May 2015
Constituency Abia Central
Personal details
Born (1956-05-19) 19 May 1956
Alma mater Brunel University
Occupation Banker, Politician

Nkechi Justina Nwaogu (born 29 May 1956) is a Nigerian senator who represents the People's Democratic Party in Abia State. She became a senator in 2003.[1]

Background

Nkechi Justina Nwaogu was born in 1956. She received an MSC Management (Finance) 1984, Post Graduate Diploma, Management Studies in 1981 and a Diploma in PRTG Management in 1979.[1]

Career

A former banker, Senator Nkechi was made chair of the Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance and other Financial Institutions.[2] In this position, she pledged support for Scholarship, Interest Free Micro-Credit and Skills Acquisition Schemes.[3] She was reelected in the April 2011 elections.[4]

In December 2011 Nwaogu's April election was overturned by a Nigerian Court of Appeals.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Sen. Nkechi Justina Nwaogu". National Assembly of Nigeria. Archived from the original on June 26, 2012. Retrieved 2009-09-14.
  2. "Nine 'Queens' of the Senate". Daily Trust. 21 October 2007. Retrieved 2009-09-14.
  3. "Senator empowers communities, cooperative societies with N5m". Guardian Newspapers. January 6, 2009. Retrieved 2009-09-14.
  4. ORJI UZOR KALU (10 April 2011). "Orji Kalu Fails; Abaribe, Chukwumerije, Nwaogu Reelected Senators". Online Nigeria. Retrieved 2011-04-20.
  5. "Senator Faults Appeal Court Ruling on Tenure". This Day Live. 15 December 2011. Retrieved 5 November 2012.


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