Core mandates

To rescue Abia State from decades of misrule and set it on the path of progress and shared prosperity

Background and family life

Born 18 February 1965 (age 58) in Umuru, Umuehim village, Isiala Ngwa South LGA, Abia State.

Work experience

1. Banker, Nigerian International Bank

2. Executive Development Programmes of the Columbia Business and Stanford Business School

3. Executive Director, First Bank of Nigeria Plc

4. Group Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer, Diamond Bank

5. Principal Manager, United Bank for Africa (UBA)

6. Senior Manager, Societe Bancaire Nigeria Limited (Merchant Bankers)

7. Treasurer, Nigerian Intercontinental Merchant Bank Ltd

Political offices

Education

1. BSc Economics, University of Port Harcourt, 1988

2. MBA, University of Lagos, 1994

3. Ngwa High School, Aba

4. Secondary Technical School, Okpuala Ngwa

Notable mentions

1. Conferred with an honorary doctorate from Babcock University in 2009, an honorary Doctor of Science (D.Sc.) from the University of Port Harcourt in 2012, and an honorary doctorate from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka in 2013.

2. Declared the winner of the 11 April and 25 April Governorship elections in Abia State in 2015. However, the Supreme Court reversed the verdict in February 2016

3. Recognised as the first USAfrica International Banker of the Year by Congressman Al Green