Placid Njoku (born 10 February 1947) is a Nigerian professor and politician who served as the deputy governor of Imo State from 2020 to 2024. He assumed office alongside his running mate Hope Uzodimma (the governor) by the verdict of the

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annulling the election of incumbent Emeka Ihedioha. Njoku earlier served as the first Vice-Chancellor of

Michael Okpara University of Agriculture The Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, originally the Federal University of Agriculture, is a federal university in Umudike, Abia State, Nigeria was established as a specialized University by a Federal Government of Nigeria Decree No 4 ...

in Abia State.

First years

He is a native of Ikeduru LGA in

Owerri Owerri ( , ) is the capital city of Imo State in Nigeria, set in the heart of Igboland. It is also the state's largest city, followed by Orlu, Nigeria, Orlu, Okigwe and Ohaji/Egbema. Owerri consists of three Local Government Areas of Nigeria, Loc ...

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 ...

. Njoku went and graduated from

, Abia State and he later worked in the institution and emerged as the first Vice Chancellor of the University. He gained prominence from there.

Politics

Placid Njoku was chosen as a

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by Hope Uzodimma amongst four other candidates in the Imo State APC.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Njoku, Placid 1947 births Living people Nigerian Roman Catholics Igbo people Igbo politicians Imo State politicians State deputy governors of Nigeria Vice-chancellors of Nigerian universities Academic staff of Michael Okpara University of Agriculture All Progressives Congress politicians