John Okechukwuemeka, or Okechukwu Emeka, (born 18 July 1962) is a

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politician, formerly a Minister of State for transportation, who was elected Senator for Anambra North in

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in the April 2011 general elections, running on the

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(PDP) platform.

Background

Prince John Okechukwuemeka was born on 18 July 1962. He attended Columbia College of Missouri (1984-1987) where he earned an MSc in Business Administration. He was Executive Director - Operations at Nigeria Commercial and Industrial Enterprises (1987-1990), then Managing Director & Chief Executive (1990-1993) of the same company. From 1993 to 2007 he was Managing Director & Chief Executive of

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(West Africa) Ltd.

Political career

In July 2007 Okechukwuemeka was appointed Minister of State for Transportation in the

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of President

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. He was dropped from this position in a major reshuffle on 29 October 2008. Okechukwuemeka was responsible for water transportation. Prince Emeka was elected PDP candidate for the Anambra North Senatorial seat in the April 2011 national elections, winning 1,156 votes. In March 2011, he petitioned the

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(INEC) and the Inspector-General of Police, stating that Senator Alphonsus Igbeke had attempted to fraudulently substitute his name on the list of candidates, despite winning less than 100 votes. In the April 2011 elections, Emeka won 60,788 votes, ahead of runner-up Joy Emordi of the

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(APGA) with 54,060 votes and J. Balohun of the

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with 17,849 votes.

References

People from Anambra State Living people 1962 births Peoples Democratic Party members of the Senate (Nigeria) Federal ministers of Nigeria Columbia College (Missouri) alumni {{Nigeria-politician-stub