Igwe Obinna

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Born1 January 1961 (age 65)

StateAnambra →

BirthplaceIshielu

OccupationPolitician

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Igwe Obinna is a Nigerian politician from Anambra. They have contested 1 election (1 loss) across 1 party. Most recent: 2023 House of Representative Elections as New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) candidate.

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Political Career

2023

NNPPLOST

2023 House of Representative Elections (Anambra) →View candidacy →

Biography

Joseph Obinna Ogba (born 1961 in Ebonyi State, Nigeria) is a Nigerian politician. He is the senator representing Ebonyi Central senatorial district in the Nigerian Senate. He is a member of the 8th National Assembly in Nigeria and also senator-elect in the 9th republic of the National Assembly.

Personal life and education

Joseph Ogba was born in 1961 in Nkalagu, Ishielu Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, Nigeria. He was raised in Ishielu briefly. Ogba attended Command Secondary School in Nkalagu where he received his General Certificate of Education in 1975. He then attended Federal Polytechnic, Oko where he obtained a Diploma and Higher National Diploma in Mass Communication.

Career

Ogba started his career as a referee in the Nigerian Football Referee Association in 1986. In 1995, he was appointed Chairman of Nigeria Football Referee Council (Anambra State Chapter) and served in that position till 1997. In 1997, he was appointed a member of Federal Government Delegation to United States on Image Building.

Political career

In 1998, he went into politics and was elected Chairman of Ishielu local government in Ebonyi State. Subsequently he was appointed Chairman of Chairmen (ALGON) in Ebonyi State. Due to his experience in football, he was appointed Chairman, Ebonyi Angels Football Club in 1999 up till 2002.

While still serving as Chairman of Ebonyi Angels, he was appointed Commissioner for Youths and Sports, Ebonyi State in 2002. In 2003, after serving as commissioner he was appointed the Chairman of Football Association in Ebonyi State. In 2006, he was the Chairman of the marketing and sponsor committee of Nigeria Football Federation.

During the 2015 general elections in Nigeria, Ogba contested for the senate and was elected to represent Ebonyi Central senatorial district. He was appointed Chairman committee on sports in the Nigerian senate. In 2019, he was re-elected into the Nigerian senate for a second term.

Party Positions

Policy positions from New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP)'s manifesto.

Agriculture

NNPP commits to fully developing and strengthening River Basins nationwide for all-season agricultural cultivation, ensuring greater land utilization and enhanced production through intensive irrigation.

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Economy & Trade

Will revamp tax collection machinery to improve efficiency, with special attention to low-income earners.

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Education

Will establish 'unity secondary schools' across all states to bring children from diverse regions together and serve as centers of excellence, ensuring free education at primary and secondary levels with supplemented tertiary tuition bursaries.

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Energy

NNPP plans to conduct a comprehensive survey of energy resources and publish an inventory of Nigeria's energy requirements periodically to ensure balanced exploitation and stable energy supply for national development.

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Enterprise grant support

Will extend one-year National Service for full-time mechanized agricultural programs to combat unemployment.

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Governance & Reform

The NNPP commits to strengthening sectoral committees and councils (e.g., National Economic Advisory Council, National Economic Intelligence Commission) for better policy implementation.

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Healthcare

Promises to establish and coordinate local manufacturing policies for biochemical remedies, drugs, hospital beds, and other medical supplies with incentives for private sector investment.

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Infrastructure

Will restructure the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) into a phased program with mandatory agricultural and community development components, ensuring graduates have structured service roles and job placement efforts.

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Reliefs and scholarships

NNPP will provide incentives (e.g., remuneration, research facilities) to retain talent in higher education institutions to combat brain drain.

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Security & Defense

NNPP commits to strengthening and modernizing Nigeria's Armed Forces with better training facilities, advanced weaponry, and improved living standards for military personnel.

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Technology & Digital

Will promote local manufacture and assembly by reviewing import duties on radios, televisions, and electronics equipment to encourage domestic production.

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Women & Gender

NNPP pledges to eradicate all forms of discrimination against women, including girl-child abuse and forced marriage, while supporting women's full participation in political, economic, and social life.

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