Igwe Aja-Nwachukwu

Former education minister of Nigeria From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Igwe Aja-Nwachukwu (March 31, 1952 – November 17, 2015) was a Nigerian politician. He ended his term as education minister of Nigeria on 17 December 2008. He had been appointed education minister eighteen months earlier.[1][2] He was replaced as education minister by Dr. Sam Egwu. Dr. Aja-Nwachukwu graduated from the University of Ibadan with a B.Sc in statistics, held an MBA Finance, an M.Sc Statistics and a Ph.D in Economics.[3] He also has a Postgraduate Diploma in Computer Science and Engineering.

Quick Facts Federal Minister of Education, Preceded by ...
Igwe Aja-Nwachuku
Federal Minister of Education
In office
26 July 2007  17 December 2008
Preceded byObiageli Ezekwesili
Succeeded bySam Egwu
Personal details
Born(1952-03-31)March 31, 1952
DiedNovember 17, 2015(2015-11-17) (aged 63)
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He began his public service career as Education Officer with the Ebonyi State Ministry of Education in 1979 as a Mathematics teacher. Between 1984 and 2006, he taught finance and business as a Lecturer in Abia State University and Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki. Dr. Aja-Nwachukwu also ran for the office of Governor of Ebonyi state of Nigeria in the 2007 elections. He was a son of Aja Nwachukwu, Nigeria's first Minister of Education.

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