Chukwuemeka Ihedioha
| Chukwuemeka Nkem Ihedioha | |
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| Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives of Nigeria | |
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In office June 2011 – June 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Hon Usman Bayero Nafada |
| Succeeded by | Hon Yusuf Sulaimon Lasun |
| Chief Whip of the House of Representatives of Nigeria | |
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In office November 2007 – June 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Hon Bethel Amadi |
| Succeeded by | Hon Ishaka Mohammed Bawa |
| Member of the House of Representatives of Nigeria | |
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In office June 2003 – June 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Hon. Greg Egu |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
24 March 1965 Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Political party | People's Democratic Party (PDP) |
| Spouse(s) | Ebere Ihedioha |
| Children | 4 (Emeka, Ezinwa, Nkem, Kamsi) |
| Residence | Imo, Abuja |
| Occupation | Chartered Politician |
| Profession | Politics |
Chukwuemeka Ihedioha was born on March 24, 1965 at Mbutu Aboh Mbaise Local Government Area in Imo State, South-East Nigeria. He had his secondary education at St. Ephraim's Secondary School, Owerrinta and his tertiary education at the University of Lagos, Akoka-Yaba, where he obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in 1988.
Versatile, intelligent and knowledge-driven, Ihedioha took his search for knowledge to different parts of the globe, certifying and specialising in several fields of endeavours that have made him a rounded professional, administrator and consummate politician of towering repute. Among others, he undertook an Executive Certificate Course in financial Management from the Stanford University, and a Leadership Certificate Course from Harvard Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, both world-renown, prestigious Ivy League institutions in the United States of America (USA).
Not satisfied with these academic feats, Ihedioha delved into practical post-graduate training as a communications and public relations specialist. As a communication expert par excellence, he worked with various top-rate organizations and consultancy firms before responding full-time to the call of is natural love and vocation, which is politics. And in this field of public service, he has built a rich background of experience from various high caliber positions that afforded him opportunity to serve his fatherland.
In 1992, he was appointed Press Officer to then Senate President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Chief Iyorchia Ayu. Barely a year later he was appointed as Chief Press Secretary to the Deputy Senate President of that era. Following military incursion in the polity in November 1993, Ihedioha returned to his communications practice as Chief Executive Officer of First Page Communications. However, by 1995, when the whistle for transition to civilian rule was blown, he readily found his sails in the familiar waters of politics. He promptly connected with the mainstream and like a golden fish that has no hiding place, he became the Director of Publicity of the newly formed People's Democratic Movement (PDM), the famous purveyor of the ruling People Democratic Party (PDP) in 1998.
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