- Matthew Ifeanyi Nwagwu
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Matthew Ifeanyi Nwagwu Senator for Imo North Incumbent Assumed office
May 2011Preceded by Sylvester Anyanwu Personal details Political party People's Democratic Party (PDP) Matthew Ifeanyi Nwagwu is a Nigerian politician who was elected Senator for the Imo North constituency of Imo State, Nigeria in the April 2011 national elections. He ran on the People's Democratic Party (PDP) platform.
In November 2001, Matthew Ifeanyi Nwagwu was Nigeria's deputy representative to the World Trade Organization's General Council. He was highly critical of a draft treaty to be discussed at Doha, saying "The text generally accommodates in total the interests of developed countries while disregarding the concerns of the developing and least developed countries".[1] Speaking in July 2004 on behalf of the Africa Group, Nwagwu said the Group expected an all inclusive and transparent process in further work on the draft decision to be adopted at the WTO General Council meeting of 27-29 July.[2]
In the January 2011 PDP primaries for the Okigwe senatorial zone, Matthew Nwagwu won with 2,128 votes, ahead of the previous Secretary to the Government of Imo State, Chief Cosmas Iwu, who gained 129 votes.[3] Cosmas, younger brother of former Independent National Electoral Commission Chairman, Professor Maurice Iwu, had resigned his appointment in order to compete.[4] Nwagwu, who had a BSc degree, was aged 67 at this time.[5] In the 6 April 2011 election, former ambassador Nwagwu was declared elected as Senator of Imo North with 60,449 votes, ahead of runner up Chief Cosmas Nkemjika Iwu who had moved to the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) and won 47,258 votes.[6]
References
- ^ By Daniel Pruzin (November 1, 2001). "WTO Chair Defends Draft Declaration against Developing Countries"" Criticisms". International Trade Daily. http://chinaobservatory.org/headlines.cfm?refID=16896. Retrieved 2011-05-09.
- ^ Martin Khor and Goh Chien Yen (20 July 2004). "Developing Countries’ Initial Responses to the Draft July Package". Third World Network. http://www.twnside.org.sg/title2/twninfo140.htm. Retrieved 2011-05-09.
- ^ "PDP ticket: How Senators, Reps won and lost". Vanguard. JANUARY 11, 2011. http://www.vanguardngr.com/2011/01/124216/. Retrieved 2011-05-09.
- ^ "Anyanwu, Izunaso crash out of Imo PDP senate primaries". News at Nine. Jan 9, 2011. http://newsatnine.info/newsoffice/preview.php?id=223. Retrieved 2011-05-09.
- ^ "Candidates for Senatorial Election 2011". INEC. http://www.inecnigeria.org/category/news/elections/. Retrieved 2011-05-09.
- ^ "Collated Senate results". INEC. http://www.inecnigeria.org/downloads/?did=114. Retrieved 2011-05-09.
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S Ahmed Hassan Barata (PDP)
C Bello Mohammed Tukur (PDP)
N Bindo Jibrilla (PDP)NW Aloysius Akpan Etok (PDP)
NE Ita Enang (PDP)
S Helen Esuene (PDP)C Chris Ngige (ACN)
S Emmanuel Nnamdi Uba (PDP)
N John Okechukwuemeka (PDP)C Ahmed Abdul Ningi (PDP)
N Babayo Garba Gamawa (PDP)
S Adamu Gumba (PDP)W Heineken Lokpobiri (PDP)
E Clever Ikisikpo (PDP)
C Emmanuel Paulker (PDP)S David Mark (PDP)
NW George Akume (ACN)
NE Barnabas Andyar Gemade (PDP)C Ahmed Zanna (PDP)
N Maina Maaji Lawan (ANPP)
S Mohammed Ali Ndume (PDP)S Bassey Otu (PDP)
N Benedict Ayade (PDP)
C Victor Ndoma-Egba (PDP)S James Manager (PDP)
N Arthur Okowa Ifeanyi (PDP)
C Akpor Pius Ewherido (DPP)N Christopher Nwankwo (PDP)
S Sonni Ogbuoji (PDP)
C Paulinus Igwe Nwagu (PDP)S Ehigie Edobor Uzamere (ACN)
C Odion Ugbesia (PDP)
N Domingo Alaba Obende (ACN)C Babafemi Ojudu (ACN)
N Olubunmi Adetunbi (ACN)
S Anthony Adeniyi (ACN)N Ayogu Eze (PDP)
E Gilbert E. Nnaji (PDP)
W Ike Ekweremadu (PDP)C Mohammed Danjuma Goje (PDP)
N Sa'idu Ahmed Alkali (PDP)
S Joshua M. Lidani (PDP)E Chris Anyanwu (APGA)
W Hope Uzodinma (PDP)
N Matthew Ifeanyi Nwagwu (PDP)NE Abdulaziz Usman (PDP)
NW Danladi Abdullahi Sankara (PDP)
SW Abdulmumini M. Hassan (PDP)N Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed (CPC)
S Nenadi Usman (PDP)
C Mohammed Saleh (CPC)N Bello Hayatu Gwarzo (PDP)
S Kabiru Ibrahim Gaya (ANPP)
C Basheer Garba Mohammed (PDP)S Abu Ibrahim (CPC)
C Ahmed Sani Stores (CPC)
N Abdu U. Yandomi (CPC)S Mohammed Magoro (PDP)
C Abubakar Atiku Bagudu (PDP)
N Isa Muhammed Galaudu (PDP)E Emmanuel Dangana Ocheja (PDP)
C Nurudeen Abatemi Usman (PDP)
W Smart Adeyemi (PDP)C Bukola Saraki (PDP)
N Mohammed Shaaba Lafiagi (PDP)
S Simon Ajibola (PDP)E Gbenga Bareehu Ashafa (ACN)
W Ganiyu Solomon (ACN)
C Oluremi Tinubu (ACN)W Abdullahi Adamu (PDP)
N Yusuf Musa Nagogo (CPC)
S Suleiman Asonya Adokwe (PDP)E Dahiru Awaisu Kuta (PDP)
N Ibrahim Musa (CPC)
S Zainab Abdulkadir Kure (PDP)W Akin Babalola Kamar Odunsi (ACN)
C Olugbenga Onaolapo Obadara (ACN)
E Sefiu Adegbenga Kaka (ACN)N Robert Ajayi Boroffice (LP)
C Akinyelure Patrick Ayo (LP)
S Boluwaji Kunlere (LP)N Hosea Ayoola Agbola (PDP)
S Olufemi Lanlehin (ACN)
C Ayoade Ademola Adeseun (ACN)E Abdullahi Ibrahim Gobir (PDP)
N Ahmed Muhammad Maccido (PDP)
S Umaru Dahiru (PDP)N Aisha Jummai (PDP)
C Abubakar Umar Tutare (PDP)
S Emmanuel G. Bwacha (PDP)W Ahmad Rufai Sani (ANPP)
C Kabir Garba Marafa (ANPP)
N Sahabi Alhaji Yaú (PDP)ACN: Action Congress of Nigeria - ANPP: All Nigeria People's Party - APGA: All Progressives Grand Alliance - CPC: Congress for Progressive Change - DPP Democratic People's Party - LP: Labour Party - PDP: People's Democratic Party
See also Members of the Senate of Nigeria in the 6th National Assembly (2007-2011) - Living people
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