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Rochas Anayo OKOROCHA

Politician, Administrator · b. 22 September 1962

Owelle Rochas Anayo Okorocha (born 22 September 1962) is a Nigerian politician of Igbo extraction from Imo State. Okorocha is a former governor and the senator representing Imo West Senatorial district at the 9th Nigerian Senate.,[1][2] who won the 6 May 2011 gubernatorial election in Imo State and was reelected for his second term on 11 April 2015. The former governor will represent the Imo West Senatorial District at the red chamber. He is the founder of Rochas Foundation, a charity comprising a number of special schools that are spread all over Nigeria that gives scholarship to the less privileged children in the Nigerian society. In his first attempt, he ran on the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) platform[3] and ran on the platform All Progressives Congress for his second term. He attended Juladaco High School, Jos (1976-1981). He studied at the University of Jos (1990-1991), obtaining a diploma in Public Administration. He returned to the University of Jos (1993-1994)…

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to obtain an advanced diploma in Public Administration.[4] Career positions include President, Nigeria Red Cross Society, President/Founder, Rochas Foundation Inc, President, Rochas Group of Companies Limited, Pro Chancellor, African Business School and Former Chairman, Board of Nigerian Airspace Management Agency.

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Title
Senator
Surname
OKOROCHA
First Name
Rochas
Other Names
Anayo
Gender
Male
Source of Publication
NIBC Who's Who (3rd Edition)
Date of Birth
22 September 1962
Status
Alive
State of Origin
Imo State
Place of Birth
Ogboko, Ideato South, Imo State.
Father's Status
N/A
Mother's Status
N/A
Marital Status
Married
Name of Spouse
Nneoma Nkechi okorocha
Names of Children
uju,ahamefula,Amen,uloma,Amamchi,uchechi
Profession
Politician
Administrator
Working Experience
President, Nigeria Red Cross Society,
President/Founder, Rochas Foundation Inc
President, Rochas Group of Companies Limited,
Former Chairman, Board of Nigerian Airspace Management Agency.
Pro Chancellor, African Business School
Commissioner on the Federal Character Commission
Former governor,imo state
senator imo west senatorial district
Education Level
Tertiary
Schools Attended with Dates
Juladaco High School, Jos (1976-1981).. University of Jos (1990-1991),. University of Jos (1993-1994)
Have you ever been a member of any political party?
N/A
Phone Number
0706 777 7077
Source
https://www.shineyoureye.org/person/owelle-rochas-okorocha/..https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rochas_Okorocha..https://buzznigeria.com/rochas-okorocha-facts/

Source

https://www.shineyoureye.org/person/owelle-rochas-okorocha/..https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rochas_Okorocha..https://buzznigeria.com/rochas-okorocha-facts/

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