Peter Nwangwu is a

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born man hailing from

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. Peter Nwangwu, a professor of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Clinical Pharmacy, was the Vice Chancellor's Executive Assistance at

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. In 2005, he was named the "Business Man of the Year 2005", by the Business Advisory Council of the

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, Washington alongside eleven other people selected or nominated for the award. In 2011, he became the African Democratic Congress, ADC' presidential candidate because according to him "Nigeria needs fine statesman, not politician".

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Nwangwu, Peter Living people Year of birth missing (living people) People from Anambra State Igbo academics African Democratic Congress politicians Academic staff of the University of Nigeria