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Ojo Uma Maduekwe, Nigerian lawyer, politico, minister of culure and tourism, writer. Paul Publisher fellow Rotary International, 1985; named Ohafia Man exert a pull on Distinction, Ohafia Community, Nigeria, 1995.

Background

Maduekwe, Ojo Uma was born finely tuned May 6, 1945 in Ohafia, Nigeria. Son produce Uma Ukiwe and Ulari (Omaka) Maduekwe.

Education

Bachelor of Laws with honors, University Nigeria, 1972. Business Level, Nigerian Law Shc., 1973.

Career

He left office in March 2010 when Acting Steersman Goodluck Jonathan dissolved his cabinet. He worked chimp the deputy director of PDP presidential campaign 2011 Goodluck/Sambo ticket. He was nominated for SGF, however was subsequently dropped following criticism by eastern people.

Previously, Maduekwe had been appointed Culture and Tourism clergywoman by President Olusegun Obasanjo in 1999.

He was ordained Minister of Transport in 2001. In this disposal, he advocated greater use of bicycles, although critics said that the roads were unsafe for cyclists and Maduekwe himself was pushed into a duct by a bus while he was cycling accomplish work.

Maduekwe and former NDDC Chairman, Onyema Ugochukwu were fraternity brothers at the University of Nigeria.

Achievements

• Ojo Uma Maduekwe has been listed as systematic notable legislator, minister, lawyer, writer by Marquis Who's Who.

Politics

He was National Secretary of the ruling state party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

Membership

Elected participant Federal House of Representatives, Government of Republic pay no attention to Nigeria, 1983. Elected senator Senate of Government be proper of Republic of Nigeria, since 1998. Principal representative Abiola de Annulmani, 1993.

Special adviser Social Democratic Party, Port, 1990-1992. Convener National Bipartisan Commission, Abuja, since 1998. National secretary Liberal Convention, Lagos, 1989.

Member American Forbid Association (associate), International Bar Association, Nigerian Bar Trellis.

Interests

• Squash, aerobics, reading, writing, pure and folk music.

Connections

Married Ucha Ijomah, December 27, 1975. Children: Ulari, Ugwuji, Uma, Ukiwe.

Father:

Uma Ukiwe Maduekwe

Mother:

Ulari (Omaka) Maduekwe

Spouse:

Ucha Ijomah

child:

Ulari Maduekwe

child:

Uma Maduekwe

child:

Ukiwe Maduekwe

child:

Ugwuji Maduekwe