Ikechukwu Emetu
Deputy Governor of Abia State
Assumed office
29 May 2023
GovernorAlex Otti
Preceded byUde Oko Chukwu
Personal details
Born
Ikechukwu Lekwachi Emetu

(1985-03-24) 24 March 1985 (age 38)
Ohafia, Imo State (now in Abia State), Nigeria
Political partyLabour Party
Alma materFederal University of Technology Owerri
Occupation
  • Politician
  • engineer

Ikechukwu Lekwachi Emetu (born 24 March 1985) is a Nigerian engineer and politician who has served as deputy governor of Abia State since 2023.[1]

Life and career

Emetu is from Ohafia.[2] He is a petrochemical engineer. According to govornor Alex Otti in a press briefing released by the News Agency of Nigeria, Emetu was picked because of his "youth, his outstanding community development service and humanitarian gestures".[1] He received his certificate of return on 29 March 2023.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ a b Odunsi, Wale (24 August 2022). "Abia 2023: LP's Alex Otti selects 38-year-oĺd Emetu as running mate". Daily Post. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Abia Governorship: Alex Otti Unveils 38-Year-Old As Running Mate". Peoples Gazette. 24 August 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Otti Receives Certificate of Return, Pledges Not to Disappoint Abians – THISDAYLIVE". This Day. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  4. ^ "Abia State Governor-Elect, Alex Otti Receives Certificate of Return | AIT LIVE". Africa Independent Television. 29 March 2023. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
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