Chukwuemeka Ujam (born March 6, 1974) is a Nigerian politician, and the elected member representing Nkanu East/West Federal Constituency of

Enugu State Enugu State ( ig, Ȯra Enugu) is a state in the South-East geopolitical zone of Nigeria, bordered to the north by the states of Benue and Kogi, Ebonyi State to the east and southeast, Abia State to the south, and Anambra State to the west. T ...

. He is a member of the

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(PDP).

Early life and education

Chukwuemeka Ujam was born on 6 March 1974, to the family of Chief & Engr Mrs Nwafor Ujam. He began his secondary education at

Federal Government College Enugu The Federal Government College, Enugu (FGCE), locally known as Fedi, is a secondary or high school in Enugu, Enugu State, Nigeria. The school was created by the Nigerian government in 1973 as one of the federally funded "Unity schools" to bring t ...

, and obtained his Senior School Certificate in 1991. Upon graduation, he proceeded to the

University of Nigeria The University of Nigeria, commonly referred to as UNN, is a federal university located in Nsukka, Enugu State, Eastern part of Nigeria. Founded by Nnamdi Azikiwe in 1955 and formally opened on 7 October 1960, the University of Nigeria has thr ...

Nsukka for his university education, and obtained a Bachelor's (B.Eng Hons) degree in Electronics Engineering in 1997. He went on to

King's College London King's College London (informally King's or KCL) is a public research university located in London, England. King's was established by royal charter in 1829 under the patronage of King George IV and the Duke of Wellington. In 1836, King's ...

, from where he obtained a Master's (M.Sc Hons) degree in Enterprise Information Systems in 2001. He then proceeded to the

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, Canterbury, for his Doctorate (PhD) degree in Biometrics Security.

Career

Dr Ujam has a career background in telecommunications technology. He has held many senior engineering positions in several major UK telecoms and security organizations as well as board level responsibility in IT start up organizations. Positions he has held include Security Technical Architect at Metropolitan Police Service, Head, Technical Solution at Serco Trusted Borders (eBorders), Lead Technical Design Authority and Technical Architect at Atos Origin UK and Senior Technical Designer (Design, Security, Strategy and Data) at BT Global Services.

Political career

In 2011, Dr Chukwuemeka Ujam was appointed as Commissioner for Lands and Urban Development Enugu State under the leadership of the then Governor Sullivan Chime. During his tenure, he worked across the public and private sector lines to develop, craft and reform the administration of Land to serve the people and businesses in Enugu effectively. He also reduced the administrative complexities in the Ministry of Lands & Urban Development, Enugu by embracing and instituting the use of Information Technology in land administration. In 2015, Dr. Ujam became the elected member representing Nkanu East/ West Federal Constituency of Enugu State in the 8th National Assembly. He was the deputy chairman House Committee on Telecommunication.

Personal life

Hon Dr. Chukwuemeka Ujam is married to Noyelum Ujam. They have two daughters and two sons.

Controversy

In March 2015, he was allegedly accused of possessing 4000 Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) at Ozalla, Nkanu East Lga Enugu State. The INEC later provided him with a certificate of return.

References

Living people Alumni of King's College London Alumni of the University of Kent Members of the House of Representatives (Nigeria) Peoples Democratic Party members of the House of Representatives (Nigeria) Place of birth missing (living people) University of Nigeria alumni Federal Government College Enugu alumni 1974 births {{Nigeria-politician-stub