Joseph Obinna Ogba (born 1961 in

Ebonyi State Ebonyi State ( ig, Ȯra Ebonyi) is a state in the South-East geopolitical zone of Nigeria, bordered to the north and northeast by Benue State, Enugu State to the west, Cross River State to the east and southeast, and Abia State to the southwes ...

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) is a Nigerian politician. He is the senator representing Ebonyi Central senatorial district in the

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. He is a member of the 8th

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and also senator-elect in the 9th republic of the National Assembly.

Personal life and education

Joseph Ogba was born in 1961 in Nkalagu, Ishielu Local Government Area of

. He was raised in

Ishielu Ishielu is a Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Ezillo. It has an area of 872 km and a population of 151,048 at the 2006 census. The postal code A postal code (also known locally in var ...

briefly. Ogba attended Command Secondary School in

Nkalagu Nkalagu is a town in Ishielu Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, Nigeria. It is notable for having a large deposit of limestone which provided the raw material for the large cement plant of the Nigerian Cement Company (Nigercem). Nkalagu is th ...

where he received his

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in 1975. He then attended

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where he obtained a

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and

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Career

Ogba started his career as a referee in the Nigerian Football Referee Association in 1986. In 1995, he was appointed Chairman of Nigeria Football Referee Council (Anambra State Chapter) and served in that position till 1997. In 1997, he was appointed a member of Federal Government Delegation to

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on Image Building.

Political career

In 1998, he went into politics and was elected Chairman of

local government in

. Subsequently he was appointed Chairman of Chairmen (ALGON) in Ebonyi State. Due to his experience in football, he was appointed Chairman, Ebonyi Angels Football Club in 1999 up till 2002. While still serving as Chairman of Ebonyi Angels, he was appointed Commissioner for Youths and Sports, Ebonyi State in 2002. In 2003, after serving as commissioner he was appointed the Chairman of

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. In 2006, he was the Chairman of the marketing and sponsor committee of

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. During the 2015 general elections in Nigeria, Ogba contested for the senate and was elected to represent Ebonyi Central senatorial district. He was appointed Chairman committee on sports in the Nigerian senate. In 2019, he was re-elected into the Nigerian senate for a second term.

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Personal life and education

Career

Political career

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