Martin Nwancho Elechi is a Nigerian economist and politician. He served as the
governor of Ebonyi State from 2007 to 2015. He ran in the
2007 Nigerian general election on the
People's Democratic Party (PDP) ticket and assumed the position on 29 May 2007, succeeding
Sam Egwu
Sam Ominyi Egwu CON (born 20 June 1954) is a Nigerian politician and member of People's Democratic Party (PDP) in Nigeria. He was elected Governor of Ebonyi State in the 1999 Ebonyi State gubernatorial election from 29 May 1999 to 29 May 200 ...
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Elechi ran successfully for re-election on 26 April 2011. In 2017 Elechi left the People Democratic Party (PDP) for
All Progressives Congress
The All Progressives Congress (APC) is one of the two major contemporary political parties in Nigeria, along with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Founded on 6 February 2013 from a merger of Nigeria's three largest opposition parties, t ...
(APC). He left as a result of the Impunity, corruption, an absence of respect for freedom, and a lack of public opinion sensitivity that plagued the Party.
See also
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List of people from Ebonyi State
The following is a list of Wikipedia:Notability, notable people whose state of origin is Ebonyi State, Nigeria.
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* Chris Abani
* Anthony Agbo
* Anyim Pius Anyim, first president of the Nigerian Senate from Ebonyi State and first Secretar ...
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List of state governors of Nigeria
Nigeria has 36 States of Nigeria, states that each elect a governor to serve as chief executive of the state government. The sole federal district, the Federal Capital Territory (Nigeria), Federal Capital Territory, is headed by a minister appoi ...
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List of governors of Ebonyi State
References
Living people
Governors of Ebonyi State
Nigerian Roman Catholics
Igbo people
Igbo politicians
Year of birth missing (living people)
Peoples Democratic Party state governors of Nigeria
People from Ebonyi State
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