Ndudi Godwin Elumelu (born 23 February 1965) is a Nigerian politician representing Aniocha and Oshimili federal constituency in the

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, He is currently the Minority leader of the House of Representatives. and a junior brother to

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Background and early life

Ndudi obtained his West African Secondary School Certificate from Lagos State school of art and science in 1986 and got his National Diploma in Business Administration from

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in 1989. In 1993, he obtained a degree in accounting from Edo State University, Ekpoma, and master's degree in Business Administration from the same school in 2000.

Political career

Ndudi was first elected into the House of Representatives in 2007 and was re-elected in 2011. During his first two terms, he was Chairman House Committee on Power from 2007 to 2010 and Chairman House Committee on Health from 2011 to 2015. In 2014, he contested for the governorship primaries of Delta State which he lost, thereby losing his seat at the house to

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. In 2019, he returned to the House of Representatives for a third term. In 2021, Mr. Ndudi Elumelu launched an empowerment program with 456 recipients chosen from the Constituency. In 2022, he won the People's Democratic party house of representatives primaries.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Elumelu, Godwin 1965 births People from Delta State Peoples Democratic Party members of the House of Representatives (Nigeria) Living people Yaba College of Technology alumni