Chief Ojo Maduekwe (May 6, 1945 – June 29, 2016) was a Nigerian politician of
Igbo origin, from
Ohafia,
Abia State
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.
Early life and education
He was educated at the
University of Nigeria, Nsukka and graduate with a law degree in 1972.
Political career
He was appointed
Foreign Minister of Nigeria on July 26, 2007 by
President
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Umaru Yar'Adua
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.
He left office in March 2010 when Acting President
Goodluck Jonathan
Goodluck Ebele Azikiwe Jonathan (born 20 November 1957)Lawson Heyford, ''The Source'' (Lagos), 11 December 2006. is a Nigerian politician who served as the President of Nigeria from 2010 to 2015. He lost the 2015 presidential election to fo ...
dissolved his cabinet.
He was National Secretary of the ruling political party, the
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He worked as the deputy director of PDP presidential campaign 2011 Goodluck/Sambo ticket. He was nominated for SGF, but was subsequently dropped following criticism by eastern people.
Previously, Maduekwe had been appointed Culture and Tourism minister by President
Olusegun Obasanjo
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in 1999.
He was appointed Minister of Transport in 2001. In this position, he advocated for greater use of bicycles, although critics said that the roads were unsafe for cyclists. Maduekwe himself was pushed into a ditch by a bus while he was cycling to work.
Trivia
* Maduekwe and former
NDDC
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In September 2 ...
Chairman,
Onyema Ugochukwu
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were fraternity brothers at the
University of Nigeria
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References
1945 births
2016 deaths
University of Nigeria alumni
Igbo politicians
National Working Committee people
Foreign ministers of Nigeria
Transport ministers of Nigeria
Federal ministers of Nigeria
Abia State politicians
Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria) politicians
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