Elumelu Ndudi Godwin

Ndudi Godwin Elumelu was born on 23 February 1965 and is a Nigerian politician representing the Aniocha and Oshimili federal constituency in the House of Representatives.

His net worth as of 2023 was estimated at approximately 500 million dollars. He serves as the minority leader of the House of Representatives, holding this position since his re-election in 2019.

Elumelu obtained his West African Secondary School Certificate from Lagos State School of Art and Science in 1986 and his National Diploma in Business Administration from Yaba College of Technology in 1989. He later earned a degree in accounting from Edo State University, Ekpoma, in 1993, followed by a master’s degree in Business Administration from the same institution in 2000.

He was first elected to the House of Representatives in 2007 and re-elected in 2011. During his early terms, he served as chairman of the House Committee on Power (2007–2010) and later on Health (2011–2015).

In 2014, he contested for the Delta State governorship primaries but lost, which resulted in his losing his seat to Joan Onyemaechi Mrakpor.

Returning to political engagement, Elumelu was re-elected to a third term in the House of Representatives in 2019, winning 84,214 votes. In 2021, he launched an empowerment program benefiting 456 recipients from his constituency.

In 2022, he secured victory in the PDP primaries for the House of Representatives seat before losing the subsequent election to Ngozi Okolie of the Labour Party in February 2023.

He has received awards such as the Hollywood and African Prestigious Awards for his contributions to constituency development and effective representation.