Chris Okewulonu (born 24 December 1960) is a Nigerian

barrister A barrister is a type of lawyer in common law jurisdiction (area), jurisdictions. Barristers mostly specialise in courtroom advocacy and litigation. Their tasks include arguing cases in courts and tribunals, drafting legal pleadings, jurisprud ...

, politician and entrepreneur. He served as the Chief of Staff to Emeka Ihedioha as the

Governor of Imo State The governor of Imo State is an elective political position, one of the Lists of Nigerian state governors, governors of the thirty-six states of Nigeria. The governor of Imo State is the chief executive, chief executive officer of Imo state and it ...

from 3 June 2019 to 15 January 2020 He is a member of the People's Democratic Party.

Early life and career

Okewulonu was born in Amaeke, Avutu,

Obowo Obowo, also spelled Obowu is a Local Government Area in Imo State, Nigeria formed during the Ibrahim Babangida administration in May 1989. It was carved out of Etiti Local Government Area with its headquarters at Isi Nweke. There are twenty-two ...

in 1960. He was

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in 1986 and started his legal practice with the law firm of the first Civilian Governor of Old Imo State, Chief Sam Mbakwe. He has since held positions in the

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such as elected member into the Imo State House of Assembly. He also worked as the Secretary-General, Avutu Development Union from 1988 - 1999. In 1999, he became the executive assistant to the governor of Imo State and in 2001, he became the commissioner for Works, Housing and Transport in Imo State. In 2004, he became the Chairman/Coordinator of Heartland Football Club and in 2006, he was appointed as SSG to the

imo state Imo () is a States of Nigeria, state in the South East (Nigeria), South-East geopolitical zone of Nigeria, bordered to the north by Anambra State, Rivers State to the west and south, and Abia State to the east. It takes its name from the Imo R ...

governor. In 2008, he was appointed a Federal Commissioner by President Goodluck Johnathan, representing South East Fiscal Responsibility Commission. In 2011 Okewulonu was appointed as the Director-General of

Ikedi Ohakim Ikedi Ohakim (born 4 August 1957) is a Nigerian businessman who became governor of Imo State in the South Eastern region in May 2007, standing for the Progressive Peoples Alliance (PPA). He later switched to the People's Democratic Party (Niger ...

Governorship Election and in 2015, he was also appointed as the Director-General of Chukwuemeka Ihedioha’s Governorship Campaign. On 1 June 2019, after the swearing-in of His Excellency Hon. Chukwuemeka Ihedioha as the Executive Governor of Imo State, Okewulonu was one of the first appointees to be sworn in alongside Chima Nwana to serve as Chief of Staff and Deputy Chief of Staff respectively.

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