Eric Acho Nwakanma
| Eric Acho Nwakanma | |
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| 6th Deputy Governor of Abia State | |
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In office August 18, 2010 – May 29, 2011 |
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| Governor | Theodore Orji |
| Preceded by | Chris Akomas |
| Succeeded by | Emeka Ananaba |
| 4th Deputy Governor of Abia State | |
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In office March, 2006 – May 29, 2007 |
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| Governor | Orji Uzor Kalu. |
| Preceded by | Chima Nwafor |
| Succeeded by | Chris Akomas |
| Deputy Speaker Abia State House of Assembly | |
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In office June 2003 – March 2006 |
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| Governor | Stanley Ugochukwu Ohajuruka |
| Preceded by | Emeka Stanley |
| Succeeded by | Uzor Azubuike |
| Member representing Obingwa East State Constituency, Abia State House of Assembly | |
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In office June 6, 1999 – March 2006 |
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| Preceded by | NIL |
| Succeeded by | Solomon Akpulonu |
| Personal details | |
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April 26, 1958 Abia State, Nigeria |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Political party |
People's Democratic Party (1998-2006, 2010–present) Progressive Peoples Alliance (2006-2010) |
| Spouse(s) | Joy Ezinwanyi Nwakanma (m.1987) |
| Children | Three boys, a girl. |
| Religion | Christianity |
| Website | www |
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 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. On August 18, 2010, Governor Theodore Orji again named him as deputy governor to succeed Chris Akomas. 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.
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.
In April 2013 President Goodluck Jonathan appointed him as Chairman of the Board of National Neuro Psychiatry Hospital, Enugu.
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.
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