Nwankwo Ferdinand Dozie

Nwankwo Ferdinand Dozie (1975-08-28) is a Nigerian politician who represented Njikoka/Anaocha and Dunukofia Federal Constituency at the House of Representatives. He is a member of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA). He won the primary election under APGA for the Anambra Central Senatorial District for the 2023 Senatorial election but lost the senatorial seat to the Labour Party (LP) candidate.

Born in Enugu, the then capital of Anambra State, to a banker father, Nwankwo is a native of Enugwu-Ukwu in Njikoka Local Government Area of Anambra State. He attended the University of Port Harcourt and obtained a BSc in Accounting. Presently, he is doing his post-graduate studies in Business Administration (with an option on Leadership) at the University of Liverpool, UK. He has also attended online and offline management courses.

He is married to Fabia Dozie Nwankwo and they have four children. Nwankwo lost his father at the age of 83 in 2022. He started politics as a student unionist at the University of Port Harcourt. He later joined the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) and contested for the election to represent the Njikoka/Anaocha and Dunukofia Federal Constituency at the House of Representatives.

The results of his election were not accepted, leading him to reclaim his mandate after winning at the Court of Appeal Elections Petitions tribunal, Enugu Division, on 1 November 2019. He was sworn in on 21 November 2019 in Abuja. He has served two terms in the Federal legislature, with interests in Healthcare, Education, Infrastructure, and Petroleum (Upstream).

In the 25 February 2023 election, Nwankwo contested for the Senatorial seat of the Anambra Central Senatorial District under the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA). He lost to Labour Party (LP) candidate, Victor Umeh, who received 103,608 votes compared to his 69,702 votes. He has been presented with awards such as the Peace Ambassador award from the Port Harcourt Chamber of Commerce and Industry and an Award of Excellence from the Rotary Club of Port Harcourt.

He was conferred a Chieftaincy Title called Onyendozi (The Reconciliator) of Enugwu Ukwu na Umunri during the Iguaro ceremony in his hometown, Enugwu Ukwu, Anambra, on 7 January 2017. He also holds Chieftaincy titles from Ukwulu – Ifechukwudelu, Enugwu Agidi – Agunaechemba, Nteje Abogu – Akalaka, and Anaocha – Osinachi.