Independent Newspaper Nigeria19 Mar 2026
Because Of Performance, Opposition Will Have Difficulty Unseating Gov Otti — UkpaiUI
Ukpai Ukpai Iro
NNPPLOST
Election2023 Gubernatorial Elections →
RaceAbia race →
StateAbia →
Born~1965 (~61)
GenderMale
QualificationFIRST SCHOOL LEAVING CERTIFICATE WEST AFRICAN SCHOOL CERTIFICATE
Running MateJosiah Tony Chiedozie
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Summary
Ukpai Ukpai Iro is a Nigerian politician who contested the 2023 Gubernatorial Elections as the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) candidate in Abia.
Biography
Ukpai Ukpai Iro is a male political figure associated with the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) and contested the 2023 governorship election in Abia State. His campaign included Josiah Tony Chiedozie as his running mate. Born circa 1965, he holds a First School Leaving Certificate equivalent to the West African School Certificate.
Despite participating in the 2023 election, Ukpai Ukpai Iro did not achieve the outcome required to win the governorship position in Abia State.
In The News
THISDAYLIVE15 Jan 2026
Obidients Urge Otti to Join ADC, Resolve to Thwart Former Governors’ Plan to Retake Abia in 2027Punch Newspapers18 Sept 2024
Abia NNPP collapses into LP, backs OttiThe Whistler Newspaper15 Sept 2024
Ex-NNPP Abia Guber Candidate, Ukpai, Associates Defect To Labour PartyDaily Post Nigeria15 Sept 2024
NNPP ex-guber candidate, Ukpai, other party members join LP in AbiaShow 3 more articles
Vanguard News31 Dec 2022
2023: Ignore PDP, APC, LP, Christian group tells Abia electorateLegit News23 Dec 2022
Kiristoci za su marawa Ukpai baya ya zama Gwamnan jihar Abia a jam’iyyar NNPPDaily Post Nigeria1 Dec 2022
2023: Iro Ukpai decries Abia’s crumbling infrastructure, rising debt profileFollow the 2027 race
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