Eleven lawmakers in the 10th National Assembly are from Enugu State – three in the Senate and eight in the House of Representatives. This article by Olabode Afurewaju tells you about them, their Senatorial Districts and their Constituencies.
Enugu is Nigeria’s 29th largest and the 22nd most populous state in the country. It is located in the South-East geopolitical zone. Nicknamed the ‘Coal City’, the Igbo people primarily inhabit modern-day Enugu. It is divided between the Niger Delta swamp forests and the drier Guinean forest-savanna mosaic.
Notably, former President of the Senate, Ken Nnamani and former Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu who was the longest serving Deputy Senate President in Nigeria and First Nigerian Speaker of ECOWAS Parliament, emerged from the state. Enugu State consists of 17 Local Government Areas organized into three senatorial districts and eight federal constituencies.
It is currently governed by Peter Ndubuisi Mbah of the Peoples Democratic Party. (PDP), who emerged as governor on May 29, 2023
Senators from Enugu state:
Enugu has three senators representing the three senatorial districts. They are:
Senator Ngwu Osita
Sen. Osita is serving his first term as a Senator representing Enugu West Senatorial District in the 10th Assembly under the platform of the PDP. Before joining mainstream politics, he was in the oil and Gas industry from 2007 to 2010.
From 2010 to 2016, Senator Osita served as a contract manager on a Joint Venture before contesting for the senatorial seat in 2022. Click on this link for more information on Sen. Osita and to track his legislative contributions in the 10th National Assembly.
Senator Oke Ezea Okechukwu
Sen. Okechukwu is currently serving as a first-term Senator representing Enugu North Senatorial District under the platform of the Labour Party (LP) in the 10th Assembly. In pursuit of his political ambition, he joined the party in the build-up to the 2023 elections and secured the nomination of the LP for Enugu North Senatorial District. Click on this link for more information on Sen. Okechukwu and to track his legislative contributions in the 10th National Assembly.
Senator Kelvin Chukwu Chizoba
Sen. Kelvin is serving as a first-term senator representing Enugu East in the 10th Senate under the platform of the LP.
He was elected as a replacement candidate for his elder brother Oyibio Chukwu (late) who was assassinated a few days before the elections in February 2023 having won the seat to represent Enugu East. Click on this link for more information on Sen. Kelvin and to track his legislative contributions in the 10th National Assembly.
Members of the House of Representatives from Enugu State
There are eight members of the House of Representatives from Enugu State. Interestingly, none is female. The Enugu contingent comprises members from the PDP and LP. See the lineup below:
Rep. Atigwe Simon Chukwuemeka
Rep. Atigwe represents the Igbo-Eze North/Udenu federal constituency of Enugu State under the platform of the PDP in the 10th House of Representatives. Click on this link for more information on Rep. Atigwe and to track his legislative contributions in the 10th National Assembly.
Rep. Atu Chimaobi Sam
Rep. Atu is a first-term Member of the House of Representatives in the 10th National Assembly, representing Enugu North/Enugu South Federal Constituency on the platform of the LP.
After completing his bachelor’s degree at Enugu State University of Science and Technology in 2006, Rep. Atu immediately joined the real Estate business before joining LP to contest for the Federal Seat in 2022. Click on this link for more information on Rep. Atu and to track his legislative contributions in the 10th National Assembly.
Rep. Nnaji Nnolim John
Rep. Nnaji currently serves as a second-term member representing Nkanu East/Nkanu West Federal constituency in the 10th National Assembly under the platform of the PDP. Click on this link for more information on Rep. Nnaji and to track his legislative contributions in the 10th National Assembly.
Rep. Nnamchi Paul Sunday
Rep. Nnamchi currently serves as a first-term member representing Enugu East/Isi-Uzo Federal constituency in the 10th Assembly under the LP platform.
He holds a postgraduate degree in philosophy from the University of Sheffield. Click on this link for more information on Rep. Nnamchi and to track his legislative contributions in the 10th National Assembly.
Rep. Obetta Mark Chidi
Rep. Obetta is a first-term lawmaker representing the Nsukka/Igboeze South Federal Constituency in the 10th House of Representatives under the LP platform. Click on this link for more information on Rep. Obetta and to track his legislative contributions in the 10th National Assembly.
Rep. Oke Martins George
Rep. Martins serves as the Federal Representative representing Igbo Etiti/Uzo Uwani constituency in the 10th House of Representatives under the platform of the PDP. He was declared winner by the Appeal Court judgement, sitting in Lagos.
He had served as a member representing the same Constituency in the 9th Assembly. Click on this link for more information on Rep. Oke Martins and to track his legislative contributions in the 10th National Assembly.
Rep. Onwuegbu Befford Anayo
Rep. Anayo, a 61-year-old Lawmaker, is a member of the 10th National House of Assembly Representatives representing Aninri Agwu/Oji River Federal Constituency under the PDP.
A tribunal sitting in Enugu declared him the winner of the 2023 election on the strength of the petition against the LP candidate Rep. Okereke. Click on this link for more information on Rep. Onwuegbu and to track his legislative contributions in the 10th National Assembly.
Rep. Sunday Cyriacus Umeha
Rep. Umeha is a first-term Member of the House of Representatives in the 10th National Assembly, representing the Ezeagu/Udi Federal Constituency of Enugu State on the LP platform.
The 36-year-old Lawmaker graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Law. Click on this link for more information on Rep. Sunday and to track his legislative contributions in the 10th National Assembly.
