Onyema Ugochukwu
Born	November 9, 1944 (age 62) Abia State, Nigeria
Political party	People's Democratic Party
Spouse	Dr. Joyce Ugochukwu
Religion	Christianity

Onyema Ugochukwu (CON, Commander of the Order of the Niger) is a seasoned Nigerian economist, journalist, and politician. Ugochukwu served as the Senior Special Adviser on Communication to President Olusegun Obasanjo and Executive Chairman of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). He is currently the front-runner in the 2007 Abia State gubernatorial elections slated for April 14th 2007. Image File history File links O-Ugochukwu. ... November 9 is the 313th day of the year (314th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 52 days remaining. ... Year 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1944 calendar). ... Abia State is a state in southeastern Nigeria. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Nigeria. ... The Peoples Democratic Party is a centrist political party in Nigeria. ... Image File history File links PDP-Logo. ... Christianity is a monotheistic[1] religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as presented in the New Testament. ... Nigerian National Honours are a set of orders and decorations confered upon Nigerians and friends of Nigeria every year The Nigerian National Honors were instituted by the National Honors Act No. ... Paul Samuelson, Nobel Prize in Economics winner. ... This does not cite its references or sources. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Olusegun Mathew Okikiola Aremu Obasanjo (born March 5, 1937) has been the President of Nigeria since 1999. ... The Niger Delta Development Commission is a federal commission established by Nigerian president, Olusegun Obasanjo in the year 2000 with the sole mandate of developing the oil-rich Niger Delta region of southern Nigeria. ... Abia State is a state in southeastern Nigeria. ... A governor is an official who heads the government of a colony, state or other sub-national state unit. ...

Early life

Onyema Ugochukwu was born on November 9, 1944 in Umuahia, Abia State, Nigeria. He graduated from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka with a BSc in Economics. He is married with four children. November 9 is the 313th day of the year (314th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 52 days remaining. ... Year 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1944 calendar). ... Location of Umuahia in Nigeria Umuahia is the capital city of Abia State in south eastern Nigeria; population 147,167 [1]. Slogan: Spring of Synergy One of its prominent sons is Dr. Michael Iheonukara Okpara, the former premier of Eastern Region of Nigeria. ... Abia State is a state in southeastern Nigeria. ... The University of Nigeria is a university situated in the town Nsukka. ... Nsukka is a town in South-East Nigeria in Enugu state, a former centre of the palm oil trade. ... Face-to-face trading interactions on the New York Stock Exchange trading floor Economics is the social science that studies the production, distribution, and consumption of valuable goods and services. ...

Career

Ugochukwu (center) with Cuban President Fidel Castro, at José Martí International Airport, Havana Cuba

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Economics and Journalism

Ugochukwu abandoned a promising career in economics — with the Central Bank of Nigeria — to pursue his true passion, journalism. He joined the Business Times group as an Economic Analyst and a pioneer staff of what would later become the most influential financial newspaper in Nigeria. Ugochukwu rose in the ranks to become the Editor of the Business Times newspaper (1977 to 1982). In 1983, Ugochukwu became the Editor in Chief of the London-based West Africa Magazine, where he wrote extensively on development issues, to provide a better understanding of the African debt crisis. He eventually returned to Nigeria to become the Editor in Chief of the Daily Times of Nigeria and he was subsequently appointed to its board as the Executive Director of Manpower and Development. He retired from newspaper journalism in 1994 as the Executive Director of Publications. Ugochukwu remained active as a media consultant for the Dow Jones Financial News Service. Throughout his distinguished career as a journalist, Ugochukwu has interviewed numerous Heads of States — including then British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, South African President Nelson Mandela, Nigerian Presidents Ibrahim Babangida, Muhammadu Buhari, and Sani Abacha. An Editor is a person who prepares text—typically language, but also images and sounds—for publication by correcting, condensing, or otherwise modifying it. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Editor in chief is a publications primary editor. ... An Editor is a person who prepares text—typically language, but also images and sounds—for publication by correcting, condensing, or otherwise modifying it. ... The Daily Times is a Nigerian news paper. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... A media consultant is a term used to describe a marketing agent or public relations executive, hired by businesses or political candidates to obtain positive press coverage. ... Dow Jones & Company NYSE: DJ, based in the United States, is a publishing and financial information firm. ... In the United Kingdom, the Prime Minister is the head of government, exercising many of the executive functions nominally vested in the Sovereign, who is head of state. ... Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, LG, OM, PC, FRS (born 13 October 1925), was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990. ... The President of South Africa, in full, the President of the Republic of South Africa is the head of state and head of government under South Africas Constitution. ... Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (IPA )) (born July 18, 1918) was the first President of South Africa to be elected in fully-representative democratic elections. ... The President of Nigeria is both head of government and head of state of Nigeria. ... Ibrahim Babangida General Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida (born August 17, 1941), popularly known as IBB, was the military ruler of Nigeria from August 1985 until his departure from office under heavy popular pressure in 1993, after his annulment of elections held that year which were widely held to have been the... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Sani Abacha General Sani Abacha (Kano, 20 September 1943 – Abuja, 8 June 1998) was a Nigerian politician and military leader. ...

Ugochukwu with US President Bill Clinton

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Politics

With Nigeria's return to democracy in 1998, Ugochukwu became the Director of Publicity at the Obasanjo for President Campaign Organisation, and contributed immensely to the election of Olusegun Obasanjo as the President of Nigeria. Ugochukwu was appointed as the Special Adviser to the President on National Orientation and Public Affairs. He spearheaded a "National Rebirth" campaign aimed at instilling patriotic virtues into a national psyche ravaged by years of political instability and corruption. To sooth the political unrest in the oil-rich Niger Delta region of southern Nigeria, President Olusegun Obasanjo signed the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) act of 2000 into law. Ugochukwu was appointed as the pioneer chairman of the newly created comission, charged with developing the nine oil producing states of the country, with excess oil revenues. On December 13th 2006, Ugochukwu emerged as the People's Democratic Party's candidate for the 2007 Abia State gubernatorial elections. Olusegun Mathew Okikiola Aremu Obasanjo (born March 5, 1937) has been the President of Nigeria since 1999. ... The President of Nigeria is both head of government and head of state of Nigeria. ... The Niger Delta, the delta of the Niger River in Nigeria, is a densely populated region sometimes called the Oil Rivers because it was once a major producer of palm oil. ... The Niger Delta Development Commission is a federal commission established by Nigerian president, Olusegun Obasanjo in the year 2000 with the sole mandate of developing the oil-rich Niger Delta region of southern Nigeria. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... The Peoples Democratic Party is a centrist political party in Nigeria. ...

Further Reading

• Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC)

The Niger Delta Development Commission is a federal commission established by Nigerian president, Olusegun Obasanjo in the year 2000 with the sole mandate of developing the oil-rich Niger Delta region of southern Nigeria. ...

References

• Ugochukwu wins Abia PDP guber primaries
• Nigeria: 2007 - Ugochukwu Factor in Abia Guber Contest
• 2006 Nigerian National Honours conferred on 263 distinguished Nigerians and friends of Nigeria.
• Group commends FG over Ugochukwu’s award (CON)
• Ugochukwu promises industrial parks in Abia
• Margaret Thatcher Foundation - Interview for the Daily Times of Nigeria
• NDDC Won't Inherit OMPADEC Contractors - Ugochukwu
• Why I'm contesting for Abia gov — UGOCHUKWU
• Boost for Nigeria Delta
• The environmental challenge of developing the Niger Delta