New Telegraph16 Mar 2025
Anambra APC Ward Congress Ends In ConfusionUM
Umeoji Chukwuma Michael
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Born1 January 1967 (age 59)
StateAnambra →
GenderMale
OccupationPolitician
QualificationFirst School Leaving Certificate WAEC BA
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Umeoji Chukwuma Michael is a Nigerian politician from Anambra. They have contested 1 election (1 loss) across 1 party. Most recent: 2023 Nigerian Senate Elections as All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate.
Political Career
Biography
Chukwuma Michael Umeoji is a Nigerian Politician and a member in the Federal House of Representatives representing Aguata Federal Constituency Anambra State in the 9th National Assembly.
Umeoji was the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) flag bearer in the gubernatorial elections taking place on 6 November 2021. After his selection as candidate for governor, a party committee disqualified him from the primary election on grounds of 'defiance and insubordination to the party authority' and 'doubtful financial status'. He unsuccessfully appealed the disqualification.
A week before the November 6th election, Charles Soludo was confirmed the APGA candidate. In response, Umeoji joined rival party All Progressives Congress (APC).
He graduated from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka with a BA in Philosophy in 1992. He obtained a Master's in Philosophy from Nnamdi Azikiwe University.
Party Positions
Policy positions from All Progressives Congress (APC)'s manifesto.
Agriculture
Will encourage local farmers to form farm cooperatives, enabling them to pool resources for modern farming equipment, fertiliser, and access priority government agricultural assistance programs (extension services), with tax breaks and credits.
Anti-corruption
Curb reliance on imported goods via luxury taxes, higher tariffs, and processing fees while incentivizing local manufacturing with tax credits/rebates.
Economy & Trade
Reforms the Federal Budgetary Methodology to move away from oil revenue dependence and base spending on projected growth, establishing an inflationary ceiling to optimize fiscal policy without causing excessive inflation.
Education
Introduces a new management system for federally funded primary and secondary schools via Boards of Education, reserving community representation in decision-making.
Energy
Will increase Nigeria’s domestic crude oil production to **2.6 million barrels per day by 2027** and **4 million barrels per day by 2030**, while implementing a Special Enforcement and Monitoring Unit to deter theft, vandalism, and pipeline breaches using drones and aerial surveillance.
Enterprise grant support
Provides tax credits, holidays, and reduced interest rate loans for businesses that hire a specified percentage of youth in their workforce and offer on-the-job training.
Environment & Climate
Will **reduce Nigeria’s gas flaring** by removing it from the top 10 countries with highest flares, aiming to maximize sector benefits while eliminating environmental harm.
Governance & Reform
Commits to amending Nigeria’s governance architecture through constitutional review and collaboration with the National Assembly and State Governments to grant States greater autonomy over critical matters like crime prevention, prisons, stamp duties, and taxation.
Healthcare
Will strengthen primary healthcare infrastructure with incentive schemes, counterpart funding programs, and grassroots preventative care (vaccinations, cancer screening, blood pressure monitoring) in collaboration with state/local governments.
Infrastructure
Launches a National Infrastructure Campaign to modernize national infrastructure by hiring millions of unemployed Nigerians through the fiscal flexibility gained from reforming budgetary methodology.
Reliefs and scholarships
Provides **conditional income support** to very poor households, tied to human capital development goals like high-school attendance, healthcare, and nutrition.
Security & Defense
Enhances compensation, medical care, housing support, scholarships, stipends, and health insurance for military personnel injured in duty and their families.
Technology & Digital
Establishment of an advisory committee to review and reform regulatory frameworks for blockchain technology and virtual asset services.
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In The News
Punch Newspapers14 Feb 2025
Anambra 2025: Rep emerges first aspirant to buy APC N50m nomination formLegit.ng8 Oct 2021
Anambra poll: INEC releases names of 18 governorship candidatesVanguard News25 Jul 2021
Umeoji: Bringing past experience to Anambra’s rescue missionVanguard News19 Jul 2021
ANAMBRA DECIDES: Obiano heads Soludo’s campaign councilShow 5 more articles
Vanguard News16 Jul 2021
(UPDATED) Anambra Guber: INEC replaces Soludo with Umeoji, drops PDP’s OzigboBusinessday NG16 Jul 2021
Soludo, Ozigbo missing as INEC releases list of Anambra Guber candidatesThe Guardian Nigeria News3 Jul 2021
Anambra Guber: Parties, candidates’ fates hang on court cases, crisesVanguard News15 Jun 2021
Jude Okeke emerges new acting chairman as APGA sacks factional chairmenpmexpressng.com15 Jun 2021
APGA Screening: Rt. Hon Chukwuma Umeoji Appeals Disqualification By Committee