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Eric Iheanacho "Acho" Nwakanma (born 26 April 1958) is a Nigerian politician, businessman and philanthropist, who served twice as the 4th and then the 6th Deputy Governor of Abia State, Nigeria〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=ACHO NWAKANMA IS NEW ABIA DEPUTY GOVERNOR -newafricanpress News )〕 on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), from 2006 to 2007 under Governor Orji Uzor Kalu and again under Governor Theodore Orji from 2010 to 2011. His political career hit its first success in 1999 when he was elected into the Abia State House of Assembly to represent Obingwa East State Constituency. In 2003 he was re-elected and subsequently named Deputy Speaker of the House of Assembly until Governor Kalu nominated him as Deputy Governor in 2006. He contested the 2007 Senatorial elections for Abia South Senatorial District on the platform of Progressive Peoples Alliance but lost to Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe in a post election legal battle.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=HON. ERIC ACHO NWAKANMA V. ENYINNAYA ABARIBE & ORS CITATION: (2008) LPELR-CA/PH/EPT/220/2008-in The Court of Appeal Port Harcourt Judicial Division )〕 On August 18, 2010, Governor Theodore Orji again named him as Deputy Governor to succeed Chris Akomas.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Why I fell out with Gov T.A Orji -Comrade Akomas )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Nigeria: Orji Nominates Nwakanma as Deputy 17 AUGUST 2010 )〕 At the swearing-in ceremony, Governor Orji said he chose Nwakanma because Nwakanma has garnered a large wealth of experience as a good follower and would make a visionary and good leader.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Nwakanma Sworn in as Abia New Deputy Governor )〕 Eric Acho Nwakanma nursed the ambition of becoming Governor of Abia State at end of Theodore Orji's tenure by 2015. Initially believed to be the strongest contender for the position, he however lost the bid to his brother-in-law Okezie Ikpeazu.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Combatants of Abia 2015 Governorship Contest )〕 In April 2013 President Goodluck Jonathan appointed him as Chairman of the Board of National Neuro Psychiatry Hospital, Enugu.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=President Jonathan appoints Chairmen of 12 Federal Hospitals )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Nwakanma Advocates Better Treatment for Mentally ill )〕 ==Early Life and Business== Precisely on the 26th of April, 1958 Rt. Hon. Eric Acho Nwakanma was born to the family of Late Elder Sunday Nwakanma and Deaconess Jemimah Nwakanma of Umorji Ohanze in Ohanze Autonomous Community of Obingwa LGA of Abia State. After his primary education at St. Michael’s Boys School Aba where he obtained his First School Leaving Certificate in 1971, he secured admission to National High School, Aba for his Secondary Education and later transferred to Community Secondary School Nbawsi where he obtained his West African School Certificate in 1976. Progressing, he enrolled at Government College Umuahia for his Higher School and finished in 1978. He proceeded to the University of Lagos where he obtained his Bachelor of Science Degree in Biochemistry in 1982. After his National Youth Service Corps programme in Niger State, he continued his educational pursuit at the University of Lagos and obtained a Master of Science Degree in Clinical Biochemistry in 1985. Young and vibrant Acho quickly got an appointment as a Graduate Assistant at the Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, University of Lagos from 1985 to 1986 marking the beginning of a short career in teaching. He later worked for Chemech Laboratories Nigeria Limited (now Chemiron International)Victoria Island, Lagos as a Sales Representative and later as Zonal Manager(East) from 1986 to 1989. In his private entrepreneurial endeavours he held the following positions: *Managing Director Eric-Jac Holdings (1990-1995) *Executive Director, Eric-Jac Holdings (1998-1999) *Board Chairman Acho Nwakanma Foundation (2001 till date) *Board Chairman, Crystal Kleen Integrated Agency Ltd. (2006 till 2010) * CEO Crystal Kleen Nigeria Limited 2011 till date. His business interests spans Transportation, Real Estate, Importation, and Agriculture. He has a huge farm in Obingwa Local Government Area of Abia State. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Eric Acho Nwakanma」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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