{"id":17036,"date":"2017-03-23T05:37:40","date_gmt":"2017-03-23T04:37:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/?post_type=biography&#038;p=17036"},"modified":"2017-06-08T09:46:53","modified_gmt":"2017-06-08T08:46:53","slug":"nwodo-chief-john-ugwu-amokofia-nnia","status":"publish","type":"biography","link":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/biography\/nwodo-chief-john-ugwu-amokofia-nnia\/","title":{"rendered":"NWODO, Chief John Ugwu-Amokofia &#8216;Nnia"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>B.Sc, LL.B, BL, legal practitioner, economist, administrator, born December 11, 1952, Ukehe, Igbo-Etiti LGA, Enugu State; married Regina Obiageli Nwankwu, 1981. Education: St. Patrick&#8217;s School, Iva Valley, Enugu, 1957-60; Holy Ghost Primary School, Enugu, 1961-62; St.Mary&#8217;s School, Uwani, Enugu, 1963-64; College of Immacu-. late Conception, Enugu, 1964-67; War Period, 1967-69, 1970; University of Ibadan, Jos Campus, 1971-72; University of Ibadan, Ibadan, 1972-76;LondonSchoolof Economics and Political Science, University of London, 1984-87; Nigerian Law School, Victoria Island, Lagos, 1988. Career: Appointed Research Assistant, Federal Cabinet Office, Lagos, 1975; General Manager, Chief J.U. Nwodo and Sons Limited, 1976-78; Special Assistant to the President on Information, 1980-81; Special Assistant to the President on Special Duties, 1981-83; Minister for Civil Aviation, 1983PartnerDr.J.N.Nwodo and Company, 1989-92; chairman, Urban Development Bank of Nigeria Pic, 1993; Principal Partner, Nnia Nwodo and Company, since 1993;Part-time Lecturer in Constitutional Law, Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Minister of Information and Culture, 1998 -99; member, Presidential Entourage onState Visit andBi lateral Talks to USA, 1980, United Nations, 1980, United Kingdom, 1981, Yugoslavia, 1981, Hungary, 1981, India, 1982, Pakistan, 1982, Saudi Arabia, 1982; Legal Adviser\/ member, University of Ibadan Alumni As sociation; member, Nigerian Bar Association, since 1988; member, International Bar Association,since 1990;member, LSEClub Association of Alumni of London School of Economics and Political Science; President, University of Ibadan Students Union, 1974- 75; N.&#8217;ional President, International Association of Students of Economics and Management, 1975-76, State Secretary, defunct National Party of Nigeria, Anambra State Branch, 1978-80 member, Enugu Sports Club, member, Dragon Squash Club. Political Parties: member, defunct National Party of Nigeria, member, National Republican Convention, member Peoples&#8217; Democratic Party. Traditional Titles: Ike Ukehe, 1990; Ike Eha-Amufu, 1996. Publication: Match- Making in marriage, (A play). Hobbies: squash, cycling, driving and leisure reading. Office: : 59c Owerre Ezukala Street, Industrial Layout, Enugu, Enugu State. Telephone: 042-450414. Home: 34, Imoke Street, GRA, Enugu, Enugu State. Telephone: 042-259216.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","categories":[749,2403,165],"writer":[],"class_list":["post-17036","biography","type-biography","status-publish","hentry","category-administrator","category-economist","category-legal"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/biography\/17036","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/biography"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/biography"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/biography\/17036\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17036"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17036"},{"taxonomy":"writer","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/writer?post=17036"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}