Obi Aguocha is a Nigerian politician and member of the 10th National Assembly from Ikwuano/Umuahia North/Umuahia South Federal Constituency of

Abia State Abia State ( ig, Ȯha Abia) is a state in the South-East geopolitical zone of Nigeria, it is bordered to the north and northeast by the states of Enugu, and Ebonyi, Imo State to the west, Cross River State to the east, Akwa Ibom State to the ...

on the ticket of the Labour Party (Nigeria), Labour Party, LP.

Political career

Aguocha of LP contested in the February 25, 2023 House of Representatives election for Ikwuano/Umuahia North/Umuahia South Federal Constituency of Abia State against the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria), People's Democratic Party(PDP) and incumbent Speaker of Abia State House of Assembly Chinedum Orji. Orji is son of former governor of Abia State, Theodore Orji. Aguocha, a lowly rated politician polled 48,199 votes to defeat Orji who scored 35,195 votes. Aguocha's win over Orji was one of major political upsets caused by the ‘effect of Peter Obi’ the presidential candidate of LP.

References

Living people Labour Party (Nigeria) politicians Year of birth missing (living people) Members of the House of Representatives (Nigeria) from Abia State {{Nigerian-politician-stub