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Chief Ojo Maduekwe // (May 6, 1945 – June 29, 2016) was a Nigerian politician of Igbo origin, from Ohafia, Abia State.
Ojo Maduekwe | |
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| Minister of Transportation | |
| In office 2001–2003 | |
| Preceded by | Kema Chikwe |
| Succeeded by | Precious Sekibo |
| Foreign Minister of Nigeria | |
| In office July 26, 2007 – March 17, 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Joy Ogwu |
| Succeeded by | Henry Odein Ajumogobia |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 6, 1945 Abia State, Nigeria |
| Died | June 29, 2016 (aged 71) Abuja, Nigeria |
| Political party | People's Democratic Party |
He was educated at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka and graduate with a law degree in 1972.[1]
He was appointed Foreign Minister of Nigeria on July 26, 2007 by President Umaru Yar'Adua.[2] He left office in March 2010 when Acting President Goodluck Jonathan dissolved his cabinet.[3] He was National Secretary of the ruling political party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He worked as the deputy director of PDP presidential campaign 2011 Goodluck/Sambo ticket. He was nominated for SGF, but was subsequently dropped following criticism by eastern people.
Previously, Maduekwe had been appointed Culture and Tourism minister by President Olusegun Obasanjo in 1999.[4] He was appointed Minister of Transport in 2001. In this position, he advocated for greater use of bicycles, although critics said that the roads were unsafe for cyclists. Maduekwe himself was pushed into a ditch by a bus while he was cycling to work.
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