Nkechi Justina Nwaogu, is a

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politician and banker, founder and

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Libra Investment. She is the former Chairman Governing Council and Pro Chancellor

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. Nwaogu was the Member representing

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and

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Federal Constituency in the Federal

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from 2003 to 2007. In 2007 she was elected as the Senator representing

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Central Senatorial District. In 2011 she was re-elected for a second tenure in office. In 2016, Nwaogu officially declared her membership of the ruling party the

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Background

Nkechi Nwaogu is a two time Senator and the immediate past pro Chancellor

. An astute financial technocrat. Senator Nkechi Justina Nwaogu is married to Dr Roland Nwaogu of blessed memory

Educational, Political and professional career

. Senator Nkechi Nwaogu equipped herself with the right education both at home and abroad. She had her First School Leaving Certificate in 1967 at Aba Township School and later attended Immaculate Heart Secondary School in 1975. Preparing herself for greater responsibilities, she left Nigeria for London where she obtained a Diploma in Printing Management from the London College of Printing, London. By 1981, she got her Post Graduate Degree in Management Studies (Major in Finance) from the Polytechnic of South Bank London, now University of South London. Still eager for more knowledge, this amiable lawmaker proceeded to the Brunel University in Oxbridge Middlesex England where she bagged an M.sc in Management (Major in Finance) in 1984. She is presently pursuing a Doctorate Degree in Policy Analysis and Financial Management. In 2018, she bagged her Doctorate degree in Political science from the University of Nigeria Nsukka In her first tenure in the upper legislative chamber, she was the Chairperson Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance and other Financial Institutions. She was able to restore adherence to rules and order in the nation's financial sector. In her position as the chairman, Senate Committee on Gas Resources, she has pushed for greater transparency, accountability and rapid development in the nation's gas industry. She has been a member of the

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Parliament from 2005 to date and was also the Executive Director for West African Region, African Parliamentarian's Network Against Corruption, APNAC. She made her first mark in the corporate financial world in

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from 1979 to 1987. In 1987 Nwaogu relocated to

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to complete the one year compulsory

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. She was immediately engaged by the International Merchant Bank Plc as Credit Analyst. Thereafter she joined Commerce Bank Ltd as Deputy Manager and later Diamond bank as Branch Manager. Due to her interest in making credit available to the rural active poor, she established an Investment Company - Libra Investments Ltd, which had a track record of providing credits to many rural traders and artisans for the development of their various businesses. In December 2011 Nwaogu's April election was overturned by a Nigerian Court of Appeals.

Pro Chancellor University of Calabar

Nwaogu was appointed the Pro Chancellor and Chairman Governing Board,

. Her achievements in her tenure included the election of the first female Vice Chancellor, Professor

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Awards and recognitions

Commander of the order of the Niger, CON by Former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan Ugo Nwanyi Ndigbo by Eze Nri. Outstanding Leadership Award by the International Inner Wheel, Nigeria Award of Excellence in Community Service by Rotary Club of Aba https://abiastate.gov.ng/senator-nkechi-nwaogu/ Award of Recognition by Igbo Women Union Ngwa Ambassador by Ngwa Women Cultural Association,

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A special recognition by Ngwa women of

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References

External links

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Interview, "My late husband drafted me into politics", Nigerian Sun, 2018

Interview, "The ugly reasons I said bye to PDP", Vanguard, 2015
{{DEFAULTSORT:Nwaogu, Nkechi Justina Igbo politicians Women members of the Senate (Nigeria) 1956 births Living people Peoples Democratic Party members of the Senate (Nigeria) People from Abia State 21st-century Nigerian politicians 21st-century Nigerian women politicians