Chukwuemeka Woke (also known as Emeka Woke) is an engineer and politician of the
People's Democratic Party People's Democratic Party or ''variant thereof'', could refer to:
* People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan
*People's Democratic Party (Belize)
*People's Democratic Party (Bhutan)
*People's Democratic Party (Chile)
* People's Democratic Party (Dom ...
. He has served as chairman of
Emohua
Emohua is a local government area in Rivers State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Emohua.
Emohua consists of fourteen political wards. Emohua LGA has fertile land that favours primary production such as farming. The presence of wa ...
local government area of
Rivers State
Rivers State, also known as Rivers, is a state in the Niger Delta region of southern Nigeria (Old Eastern Region). Formed in 1967, when it was split from the former Eastern Region, Rivers State borders include: Imo to the north, Abia and Akwa Ib ...
, Nigeria. In June 2015, incumbent
Governor
A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of state's official representative. Depending on the type of political ...
Ezenwo Wike appointed him to serve as the
Chief of Staff
The title chief of staff (or head of staff) identifies the leader of a complex organization such as the armed forces, institution, or body of persons and it also may identify a principal staff officer (PSO), who is the coordinator of the supporti ...
. of Rivers State Government
Controversies
The state arrested Woke for leading a killer squad in two sport utility vehicles that trailed and opened fire on
Dakuku Peterside
Dakuku Adol Peterside is a Nigerian politician. He was formerly the Director General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency since March 2016. Prior to his role at NIMASA, he was a member of the Nigerian House of Representatives ...
.
See also
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List of people from Rivers State
The following is a list of notable people who were born in Rivers State, lived in Rivers State, or for whom Rivers State is a significant part of their identity.
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* George Abbey (born 1978), soccer player
* Magnus Ngei Abe (born 1965), po ...
References
Engineers from Rivers State
People from Emohua
Rivers State Peoples Democratic Party politicians
Chiefs of Staff of Rivers State
Mayors of places in Rivers State
Living people
First Wike Executive Council
Year of birth missing (living people)
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