Alex Ifeanyi Mascot Ikwechegh is Nigerian politician and businessman. He is also a former Local Government Chairman of Aba North,

Abia State Abia is a state in the Southeastern region of Nigeria. The state's capital is Umuahia and its most populous city is Aba. Abia is bordered the west by Imo, east by Cross River, south by Rivers, northwest by Anambra and northeast by Enug ...

, Nigeria.

Early life and education

Ikwechegh is from

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, Bende Local Government Area,

, Nigeria. He started his education at Constitution Crescent Primary School, Abia State, before moving to

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for his secondary education. He then went to

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where he graduated with a degree in business management.

Career

Ikwechegh started his career as a politician by contesting successfully for the chairmanship of Aba North Local Government,

, Nigeria. At age 28, he became the youngest politically elected chairman of a local government in Nigeria. Ikwechegh started GrossField Group as a construction, real estate, oil and gas company. Later in his career, he started Alex Ikwechegh Foundation providing educational support and relief materials for the less privileged and victims of social, artificial and natural disasters in Nigeria. Ikwechegh received a chieftaincy title as Nkuma Dike Igbo Amaghi by Eze Igbo

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, Nigeria. In 2018, he received the Ndigbo Times Merit Award. In October 2024, Ikwechegh was arrested by the Nigerian police for allegedly assaulting a Bolt driver in

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while refusing to pay for a delivery service. He was caught on record saying he could make the "man disappear from the whole of Nigeria and nothing would happen". Following extensive public criticism, Ikwechegh apologised for his actions and said that he had reached a "respectful resolution" with the driver. The

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opened an ethics investigation into the incident.

Personal life

Ikwechegh was born and raised in Igbere, Abia State, Nigeria. His father was Mascot Ukandu Ikwechegh, a businessman and philanthropist. His mother was Eunice Uzaru Ikwechegh.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ikwechegh, Alex Mascot Living people People from Abia State Nigerian philanthropists 20th-century Nigerian businesspeople 21st-century Nigerian businesspeople Hope Waddell Institute alumni University of Calabar alumni Year of birth missing (living people)