Joan Onyemaechi Mrakpor (born 1966) is a Nigerian

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evangelist and

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Anioma The Anioma people ('' /æˈniːɒmɑː/ ah-NEE-o-ma, US: /əˈniːɒmɑː/ uh-NEE-o-mah;'' ''Ndí Ániọ̀mà'') present day Delta State, Nigeria. The Anioma people encompass and are native to the nine northeastern Local Government Areas of ...

heritage. She is a member of the People's Democratic Party and has since 2015 represented Aniocha North-Aniocha South-Oshimili North-Oshimili South in the

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. Prior to her election into national level politics, Onyemaechi served as a member of the Delta State House of Assembly for

Aniocha South Aniocha South is a Local Government Area (LGA) of Delta State, Nigeria. Its headquarters is in the town of Ogwashi-Uku. Communities in the LGA are Abah Unor, Adonte, Ashama, Egbudu-Akah, Ejeme-Aniogor, Ejeme-Unor, Ewulu, Isheagu (comprising Onui ...

from 2007 to 2015.

Education

Onyemaechi began her early education at Ubulu Primary School and earned her First School Leaving Certificate in 1976. She attended Itoshan Grammar School

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where she received her West African Senior School Certificate (1982). She then proceeded to the

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, graduating with

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in 1992. She also obtained a

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(PgD) from the

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two years later. Between 2004 and 2005, Onyemaechi pursued additional studies at the

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and

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, both in the UK.

Political career

She was elected into the Delta State House of Assembly in 2007 to represent the constituency of Aniocha South. She was reelected in 2011 and in 2015 was elected to the

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as a member of the People's Democratic Party. She currently represents Aniocha North-Aniocha South-Oshimili North-Oshimili South constituency in the

Personal life

Onyemaechi is married to Peter Mrakpor, a

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and current Delta State Attorney General and Commissioner of Justice. They are blessed with 5 children

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