Chief Innocent Ifediaso Chukwuma CON (born 1 October 1961) is a

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and

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. He is the founder and CEO of

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, Nigeria's first indigenous

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company. He also worked as a computer science teacher in

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, Pinner, UK. Innocent Chukwuma was born into the family of Chukwuma Mojekwu. He is the youngest child in a family of six.

Career

In 1981, after his education, Innocent began trading in spare parts, a very lucrative business in

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. He then founded the company Innoson Group with Innoson Manufacturing, Innoson Tech. & Industries Co. Ltd as its subsidiaries. In 2013, he was appointed Deputy Chairman,

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National Coalition for Jonathan/Sambo Presidency, a group setup to promote the election of the former Nigerian president,

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Award and honors

* ''Honorary Life Vice President of Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines & Agriculture (NACCIMA)'' * ''Most Outstanding Indigenous Entrepreneur in the Manufacturing Sector by Enugu Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (ECCIMA)'' * ''Officer of the Order of the Federal Republic (OFR)'' * In October 2022, a Nigerian national honour of

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(CON) was conferred on him by President

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References

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Chukwuma, Innocent 1961 births 2021 deaths Officers of the Order of the Niger 20th-century Nigerian businesspeople 21st-century Nigerian businesspeople Nigerian manufacturing businesspeople People from Nnewi Nigerian automobile salespeople