Ezeh Nicholas Chika
Ezeh Nicholas Chika is a Nigerian politician from Enugu. They have contested 1 election (1 loss) across 1 party. Most recent: 2023 Nigerian Senate Elections as All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate.
Biography
Nicholas Chika Ezeh (born November 5, 1963) is a Nigerian political economist, politician, and entrepreneur.
Ezeh wrote the commercialization proposal for the Lagos International Trade Fair Complex at Lagos in 1993. After the promulgation of Decree No. 68 of 1993, which gave birth to the Lagos International Trade Fair Complex Management Board (LITFCMB), he became a concessionaire of the Lagos International Trade Fair Complex in 2007.
He is the Founder of the Aulic Group of Companies, which focuses on Infrastructural Investment/Development and Economic Management.
Ezeh was the first president of the Sun-Rise Club of Inyi town in Enugu State, known for developing the town.
He is the President and Founder of the Institute of African Studies at the International Personnel Academy, Kiev—Ukraine.
Ezeh was the acting national chairman of the Police Community Relations Committee (PCRC), Nigeria, and the National Deputy Chairman (South), Police Community Relations Committee (PCRC), Nigeria.
He was the Senatorial Candidate under the Labour Party, Enugu West, during the 2011 Nigerian Senate elections in Enugu State, and also a Senatorial Candidate under the All Progressives Congress (APC), Enugu West, during the 2023 Nigerian Senate elections in Enugu State.
He was awarded 'honorary professor' by the Academic Council of the International Personnel Academy, Kiev—Ukraine, on May 17, 2010.
Ezeh was born on November 5, 1963, to Sir Thomas Ezeh and Lady Cecilia Ezeh. He hails from Ozegu—Enugu Inyi, in Oji River Local Government Area of Enugu State, Nigeria.
After attending Ogbete Primary School, Enugu, and Tolu Secondary School, Lagos, he studied for and earned a PGD in Industrial/Transport Engineering from Munich—Germany in 1993 and a Master of Science degree in Economic Science from Odessa State University, Ukraine, in 1995.
Ezeh also earned a PGD in Industrial Rubber Engineering from Munich—Germany in 2001.
He acquired three PhD degrees: in Business Administration from Evangel Christian University of America, Monroe, Louisiana, USA, in 2004; in Public Governance from the International Open University, Ukraine, in 2013; and in Public Governance from the International Personnel Academy, Kiev—Ukraine, in 2013.
On May 17, 2010, he was awarded 'Honorary Professor' of Political Economy & International Relations by the International Personnel Academy, Kiev—Ukraine.
Ezeh founded the Aulic Group of Companies, which secured the concession from the Federal Government of Nigeria for the Lagos Trade Fair Complex in 2007 under the Privatization and Commercialization Programme. The National Council on Privatization (NCP) terminated the contract in 2017, though he contested this action.
He is also the Founder of the Global Association for Industrialization and Commercialization in Nigeria (GAINCIN).
Ezeh campaigned for the Nigerian Senate in 2011 and 2023. His 2022 campaign, focused on addressing alleged dilapidated structures in Enugu-West senatorial district, Enugu State.
He was once the Federal Capital Territory Command Chairman of the Police Community Relations Committee (PCRC), Nigeria, and the Acting National Chairman of the PCRC, Nigeria.
He is a member of the Nigerian Institute of Directors (NID), Institute of Corporate Managers & Public Administrators of Nigeria, Real Estate Developers Association of Nigeria (REDAN), America Home Builders Association, U.S.A (HBA), Paul Harris Fellow, Rotary International (RI), Ambassador of Peace of the International Peace Federation (IPF, 2008), Institute of Renewable Energy/Energy Management Ukraine, and the International Academy of Ecology, Kiev, Ukraine/Canada.
Ezeh is the Mayor of the Holy Ghost Parish, Enugu-Inyi, in Oji River Local Government Area of Enugu State.
He received the Nigerians in Diaspora Organization (NIDO) Germany Leadership Service Award in 2014.
Ezeh is a Patron/Elder statesman of the National Advisory Council of the Alaigbo Great Igbo Achievers Legacy.
Political Career
Party Positions
Policy positions from the All Progressives Congress (APC) party manifesto.
Agriculture
Launches the Irrigate Nigeria Project as a public-private partnership to develop small-scale irrigation and water catchment systems using modern technology to boost agricultural productivity.
Security & Defense
Will deploy modern aerial surveillance and advanced technology to monitor and deter intrusions into oil pipelines, power stations, and other critical national infrastructure in real time.
Environment & Climate
Accelerates the environmental cleanup and re-establishment of fisheries and profitable aquacultural activities in the Niger-Delta region to counter violent extremism and poverty-driven disaffection.
Economy & Trade
Will implement the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) and additional favorable policies to attract investment in deep-water assets within 6 months, including encouraging signature bonus negotiations and royalty reliefs.
Infrastructure
Creates regional industrial hubs in specific zones (North West, North East, South East, South South, South West, North Central) to focus on labor-intensive manufacturing, with tailored investments (e.g., textiles, dry ports, glass, pottery, solid minerals, regulated mining).
Enterprise grant support
Work with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to simplify loan processes for commercial banks, mandate federally owned banks to provide low-cost loans to youth-led enterprises, and expand business incubation centers to support youth innovation.
Energy
Will mandate gas metering equipment on all facilities where gas flaring occurs within 6 months and establish a special enforcement unit to monitor compliance with the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) on gas flaring reduction, with non-compliance leading to financial penalties for affected communities.
Governance & Reform
Reserve at least 3 cabinet positions for individuals under 40 and 6 more positions for members under the age of 40, and mandate that at least 20% of political appointments to Ministries/Dangomas (MDAs) be reserved for individuals under 40.
Education
Raises the priority of addressing out-of-school children, establishes a task force to review and strengthen programs like school feeding, and aims to reduce disaffected youth recruitment by violent groups.
Healthcare
Will establish a network of upgraded, equipped, and staffed general hospitals in every Local Government Area, tertiary facilities in each State, and world-class specialist hospitals in each geo-political zone to improve healthcare accessibility and quality.
Technology & Digital
Supports the development of MSMEs through partnerships with fintech players to expand access to capital and business development services.
Reliefs and scholarships
Commits to a conditional income support program requiring recipients to meet human capital goals (school attendance, healthcare, nutrition) in exchange for payments.
