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Miriam Onuoha Biography, Career, Education, Age, Family, Husband, Politics.
Who is Miriam Onuoha?
Miriam Odinaka Onuoha is a politician of the All Progressives Congress from Imo State, Nigeria. She is a member of the House of Representatives of Nigeria from Okigwe North federal constituency. She won re-election to the federal house of representatives in January 2020.[2] Obinna Onwubuariri of the PDP was declared the winner of the 2019 election, but the national assembly election petition tribunal in Owerri in September 2019, sacked Obinna Onwubuariri, and ordered a fresh election for January 2020. She won re-election after an election petition tribunal sitting in August 2020 upheld her victory in the January 2020 elections.
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Miriam Onuoha
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| Member of the House of Representatives of Nigeria |
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| In office 2015–2019 |
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| Assumed office 2020 |
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| Preceded by | Chinyere Igwe |
| Constituency | Okigwe North |
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| Political party | APC |
| Alma mater | University of Lagos, University of Abuja |
| Profession | Politician |
Early life and education
Onuoha is a native of Umunachi Osu-Ama in Insiala Mbano Local Government Area of Imo State. She started her childhood education at Central School Umunachi Osu-Ama and then Tilley Gyado College Markudi in Benue State. She attended Aquinas Model Secondary School Osu-Ama and that was where she got her senior secondary certificate. She proceeded to study at the University of Lagos and graduated with a degree in Estate Management. She went to the University of Abuja and graduated with a master’s degree in Environmental Planning and Protection.
Career
Before she got into the Federal house of representatives, Onuoha served as a Senior Special Assistant to the Governor of Bayelsa State on International Development Cooperation amongst other previous political engagements.
Princess Miriam Onuoha, a consummate advocate of development-oriented legislation, environmental consultant, and women and youth empowerment activist was on Wednesday sworn in as a member of the House of Representatives.
She replaced Obinna Onwubuariri of the Peoples Democratic Party who she defeated at the House of Representatives rerun election for Okigwe North federal constituency of Imo State.
Princess Onuoha is an environmental consultant with over ten years of experience serving at different levels of leadership in national, state, and local government establishments where she has initiated and driven interventions in development issues, environmental affairs, tourism as well as women and youth empowerment.
A grassroots mobilizer and former legislative aide, Princess Onuoha will be coming into the green chambers with years of legislative advocacy in her bag, having worked with lawmakers at the federal and state levels since 2012.
She is expected to bring her dynamism and intellect into the green chambers to give women more voice and impact the legislative agenda of the House.
Onuoha was sworn in to represent the people of Okigwe North, Imo State, to who she had promised to give quality representation.
The Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila commended Onuoha and the newly sworn-in lawmakers for their courageous move in the just concluded elections.
Onuoha is a graduate of Estate Management from the University of Lagos and holds a master’s degree in environmental planning and Protection from the University of Abuja.
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She has worked as a Member, of the Board of Nigerian Tourism Development Co-operation and served as Chairman of, the Tourism Development and Investment Committee where she led the effort to develop a roadmap for increased revenue in the tourism sector through a public-private partnership.
Networth
She is estimated to be worth between $2-$5m
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External References
- ^ Akinsola, Olanrewaju (26 January 2020). “APC wins Imo rerun election”. Today Nigeria. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
- ^ Nseyen, Nsikak (29 January 2020). “Imo: INEC issues Certificate of Return to Miriam Onuoha”. Daily Post. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
- ^ Olafusi, Ebunoluwa (18 September 2020). “Tribunal sacks 36-year-old PDP federal lawmaker, orders fresh poll”. The Cable. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
- ^ Anonymous (8 August 2020). “Okigwe North: Election tribunal affirms APC Rep. Miriam Onuoha’s election”. Sun News. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
- ^ Anonymous (18 November 2018). “Princess Miriam Onuoha: New Dawn Beckons For Okigwe North”. Leadership. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
- ^ Anonymous (18 November 2018). “Princess Miriam Onuoha: New Dawn Beckons For Okigwe North”. Leadership. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
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