Ralph Okey Nwosu is the founder and the pioneer national chairman of the

African Democratic Congress The African Democratic Congress (ADC) is a political party in Nigeria. As of 2022, Ralph Nwosu is the National Chairman. There are 2 ADC lawmakers currently in the Nigerian National Assembly. There are no ADC senators in the Nigerian Senate. H ...

(ADC) and was the co-chairman of the Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC), the umbrella body of registered

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in Nigeria, election committee in 2016.

Background and education

Ralphs Okey Nwosu was born in

Awka Awka () is the capital city of Anambra State, Nigeria. The city was declared capital on 21 August 1991, on the creation of a new Anambra state and Enugu state by bifurcation of the old Anambra State. The city of Enugu remained the capital of Enu ...

Anambra State Anambra () is a States of Nigeria, state in Nigeria. It is located in the South East (Nigeria), South-eastern region of the country. The state was created on 27 August 1991. Anambra state is bounded by Delta State to the west, Imo State and Ri ...

. Holds the traditional title of Ikolo Dike Orabueze Awka bestowed on him in 1994, and is a member of the cabinet. Nwosu is a practicing Catholic. He graduated from

St. Edward's University St. Edward's University is a private, Catholic university in Austin, Texas, United States. It was founded and is operated in the Holy Cross tradition. History Founding and early history St. Edward's University was founded by the Reverend Edwa ...

, Austin Texas, USA, in 1982, he majored in chemistry with a minor in Liberal Arts. He has a Master of Science in Organizational Leadership (MSOL) from

Norwich University Norwich University is a private university in Northfield, Vermont, United States. The university was founded in 1819 as the "American Literary, Scientific and Military Academy". It is the oldest of six senior military college, senior militar ...

, Northfield, Vermont,

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in leadership Change and likewise, Seminal Studies at

Antioch University Antioch University is a private university with multiple campuses in the United States and online programs. It is the continuation of Antioch College, which was founded in 1852. Antioch College's first president was politician, abolitionist, and ...

, Ohio, USA.

Career and political activities

Nwosu is the founder and the pioneer National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress ADC, a third force political party in Nigeria and former President Inter-Party Advisory Council of Nigeria (IPAC). Nwosu form a formidable coalition with the Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) to stop the re-election of President

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and the All Progressive Congress (APC) from power in 2019. He also led the African Democratic Congress (ADC) to absorb The Coalition of Nigeria Movement (CNM) formed by former Nigerian President,

Olusegun Obasanjo Chief Olusegun Matthew Okikiola Ogunboye Aremu Obasanjo (; ; born 5 March 1937) is a Nigerian former army general, politician and statesman who served as Nigeria's head of state from 1976 to 1979 and later as its president from 1999 to 200 ...

. In 2022, After the 48 hours of electricity blackout nationwide due to grid collapse, he condemned President Muhammadu Buhari's ineptitude and lack of political will to ensure a constant power supply in the country. He owns and runs his award company, St. Flairs, a tech hub, Digital Oxygen hub ltd.https://digitaloxygenltd.com/ amongst many other businesses.

References

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