IGWESI. U.S.A

Date of Birth: August 1960 State of Origin: Enugu Local Government Area: Nkanu West Contact Address: Nkanu/East and West Agbani, Nkanu West L.G.A. Enugu State Contact Telephone: 234-8033100249 lion U.S.A. Igwesi is a young dynamic politician who within the shorl time of'4'1' Republic gained wide experience of membership ofthe two Houses ofAssembly. He has represented Nkanu West State Constituency at the Enugu State House ofAssembly and gone over to Abuja to represent the Federal Constituency at the National Assembly. In both places, he has shown maturity and sense of good leadership expected ol" those able to pilot the affairs ofthe great nation. lion Igwesi has a very big sympathy for the poor and has for long stood for the policies that will totally eradicate poverty from the Oil Rich Nation. Nigeria. Education • Enugu State University of Science and Technology, B.Sc Hons. • University of Nigeria. Nsukka M.Sc Work Experience • SlaffENDEP-amedia outfit • Rose to the position of Manager ol" ENDEP- State Media Organization. • Decided to go into Politics- • Joined PDP- People's Democratic Party • Contested a seat for the Enugu Stale House ofAssembly and won in 1999 • Elecied Majority Leader at the Slate House ofAssembly. • Proved a brilliant resourceful Leader and a transparently honest man. Performed brilliantly between 1999 and 2003 • (iot another mandate to represent now the entire Nkanu East and Nkanu West Federal Constituency at the National Assembly where he is now as the Representative ofthe people. • Ile throws in his weight behind every programme that will enhance the Igbo Cause and he is a committed Igbo patriot. Community Development • Sponsored many indigent students in school • Ilas contributed to local development projects. He is a happily married man and they are blessed with a child. 274 IHEANACHO, Emmanuel State of Origin: Imo Local Government Area: Owerri North Village/Town: Emekuku Captain Emmanuel Iheanacho isa Shipping Magnate. He isanauthority inthe Maritime Sector ofNigerian Economy. Meanwhile, heis the chairman ofa large indigenous shipping company. Genesis Worldwide Shipping Limited. He is anemployer ol" labour, a shrewd business strategist and a hard working man who has set a pace in the shipping industry in the West African Sub region. Born in the 1950s. Captain Iheanacho began his business enterprise in the 1970s as a Custom Officer when he had the privilege lo go on board as a Boarding Oliicer. That experience built upa strong interest in him. Heexplored thepossibilities ol" carving a niche for himselfthrough that experience. In 1972. he served as a Deck Officer Cadet and in 1982. having passed through the ranks, he attained the position of a Master Mariner and later appointed as a Captain in 1984. Career History • Passed through all the cadres and attained the zenith in his career in Merchant Navy • Tooka job in the UK as a Corporate Planning Executive, United Kingdom WestAfrican Conference. • Launched into private business and established Genesis Worldwide Shipping Ltd- a shipping company that started with no ship but today has a licet of ships. His shipping outfit is the most viable totally controlled by Nigerians. Education and Training • Formal qualification, as professional Master Mariner • M.Sc in International Transport from the University ol" Wales • MBA in General Management from university of Bradford Contributions in the Profession and Society • Developed Maritime Operations- ethics, administration, operational systems, etc • Contributed much to the Cabotage Law as he has delivered many papers in support of it. • Encouraged and advocated for more Nigerian participation in Maritime industry as stake holders not as job seeker for foreign entrepreneurs • Member of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). contested in the Senate election but lost to late Senator Amah Iwuagwu who died in 2005. He still believes that the destiny ol'the country lies in the hands ofthe citizens. Business Promotion • Diversification into Oil and Gas Sectors He is an Icon of Industrial Efficiency and professional excellence. He is happily married.
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