Ike Ekweremadu
| Ike Ekweremadu | |
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| Nigerian Senator for Enugu | |
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Assumed office May 2003 |
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| Preceded by | Ben-Collins Ndu |
| Constituency | Enugu-West |
| Deputy President of the Nigerian Senate | |
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In office 2007 – Present |
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| President |
Bukola Saraki (2015-Present) David Mark (2007-2015) |
| Preceded by | Ibrahim Mantu |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
12 May 1962 Amachara Mpu, Eastern Region, Nigeria (now Amachara Mpu, Aninri Local Government Area, Enugu State, Nigeria) |
| Political party | People's Democratic Party (PDP) |
| Spouse(s) | Nwanneka Ekweremadu |
| Children | 4 |
| Profession | Legal Practitioner, Politician |
Bukola Saraki (2015-Present)
Ike Ekweremadu is a Nigerian politician and lawyer from Enugu State who has served in the Senate of Nigeria since May 2003. He is a member of the People's Democratic Party and is currently Deputy President of the Nigerian Senate for the third consecutive time.
Ike Ekweremadu was born in 1962 at Amachara Mpu in Aninri Local Government Area of Enugu State, and is of Igbo origin. He holds both Bachelors and master's degree in Law from the University of Nigeria, Nigeria and was called to the Nigerian Bar in 1987. He also holds Doctor of Philosophy Degree in Law from the University of Abuja, Nigeria.
In 2002, Chief Ekweremadu was appointed Secretary to the Enugu State Government, before then he was Chairman of Aninri in 1997 and won the Best Local Government Chairman Award in Enugu State at the time. He was appointed the Chief of Staff of the Enugu State Government House.
on April 12, 2003 he was elected to the Nigerian Senate. In September 2003, as Vice Chairman of the senate committee on Information, Chief Ekweremadu stated that the senate would make a serious investigation into allegations of bribery leveled by Federal Capital Territory (FCT) minister Mallam Nasir el-Rufai. Relations between Nasir el-Rufai and the senate continued to be hostile, and el-Rufai was eventually charged with corruption in 2008. In 2005, Ike Ekweremadu was beaten in the race for President of the Senate of Nigeria by Senator Kenechukwu Nnamani.
In July 2006, as spokesperson for the Southern Senators’ Forum, Ekweremadu denied charges that they had made an agreement to return power to the North in the 2007 elections. In September 2006, President Olusegun Obasanjo asked the Senate to review a report by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission that laid charges of fraud against Vice-President Atiku Abubakar. Ike Ekweremadu promised to establish a committee of inquiry whose report would be submitted to the Senate, although he noted that impeachment would be difficult since it would require a 2/3 majority.
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