Francis
Ogbonna Erishi Nwifuru who was born on the 25th of February 1975, is a
Nigerian politician, lawyer, entrepreneur and administrator who is the
current governor of Ebonyi State since 2023. He had previously served as
a two-term Speaker of Ebonyi State House of Assembly from June 2015 to
May 2023. He hails from Oferekpe Agbaja in Izzi local government area of
Ebonyi state.
He is the 6th and Incumbent Governor of Ebonyi State who assumed office on the 29th of May 2023, succeeding Dave Umahi
Deputy
Patricia Obila
Francis Ogbonnaya Erishi Nwifuru was the Speaker of the Ebonyi State House of Assembly and was in office from the 9th of June, 2015 until the 29th of May, 2023.
Personal details
Born
25 February 1975 (age 48)
Oferekpe Agbaja, Izzi, Ebonyi State, Nigeria
Spouse
Uzoamaka Mary-Maudline Nwifuru
Children
5
Parent
Nwamkpu Nwifuru
Occupation
Politicianlawyerentrepreneur
Nwifuru
represented Izzi West constituency at the Ebonyi State legislature
between 2011 and 2023. He was the Deputy Chief Whip of the 4th Ebonyi
State House of Assembly (2011-2015). During that period, he served as
Chairman Ebonyi State House of Assembly Committee on Lands, Survey,
Urban Development and Environment. His journey into the State House of
Assembly was under Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), until 2020, when he
moved to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Education
Ogbonna
Nwifuru enrolled into Oferekpe Agbaja Community Primary School in the
year 1991. His continued persistence for acquisition of knowledge, took
him to Community Secondary School, Nwofe Agbaja in the year 1999.
His
educational activities weren't smooth-sailing. For a fact, he attended
school only at intervals and joined his brothers in rearing of their
father's numerous cattle.
Upon
concluding his post-primary education, Ogbonna was christened 'Francis'
after baptism as a Catholic. He enrolled into Ebonyi State University,
Abakaliki, to study Building Technology and Wood Work.
Nwifuru
received a Masters Degree in Procurement, Logistics and Supply Chain
Management from Salford University, Manchester, United Kingdom in June
2021.
Career
In 2007 he ran for his state constituency in the Ebonyi State House of Assembly, but lost.
He was later appointed as an Ex-Officio State Executive Member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in Ebonyi State.
In March 2011, he took a second shot, won the election to represent Izzi West Constituency at Ebonyi State House of Assembly.
In
that same tenure, he became the Deputy Chief Whip cum Chairman House
Committee on Lands, Survey, Urban Development, and Environment.
He
was re-elected in 2015 and as 5th speaker of the Assembly. He was also
re-elected for same positions in 2019; hence becoming the only member to
have returned as a two-time Speaker in the history of Ebonyi State
House of Assembly.
In 2020, he was elected as the National Vice Chairman South East Conference of State Legislatures of Nigeria.
As
the flagbearer of the All Progressives Congress during the 2023 Ebonyi
gubernatorial election, Nwifuru garnered a total of 199,131 votes cast
across the 13 local governments in the state to win the election.
Francis
Ogbonna Erishi Nwifuru is active on social media. You can connect with
him via his official handles on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter
Governor Francis Ogbonnaya Nwifuru is a Nigerian politician, lawyer, entrepreneur and administrator. He serves as the governor of Ebonyi State since 29th May, 2023. He had previously served as a two-term Speaker of Ebonyi State House of Assembly from June 2015 to May 2023. He hails from Oferekpe Agbaja in Izzi local government area of Ebonyi state. Rt. Hon. Nwifuru represented Izzi West constituency at the Ebonyi State legislature between 2011 and 2023.
Francis Ogbonna Erishi Nwifuru is an entrepreneur and politician who was declared as the winner of the Ebonyi 2023 governorship election conducted on March 18, 2023.
He was born on February 25, 1975.
Francis Nwifuru was born at Oferekpe Agbaja in Izzi Local Government Area of Ebonyi State
He was born into the polygamous home of a renowned family of Chief and Mrs Nwifuru Nwamkpu.
Wife and children
He is married to Chief Uzoamaka Nwifuru. The couple has five children.
Education
Ogbonna Nwifuru enrolled into Oferekpe Agbaja Community Primary School in the year 1991. His continued persistence for acquisition of knowledge, took him to Community Secondary School, Nwofe Agbaja in the year 1999.
His educational activities weren't smooth-sailing. For a fact, he attended school only at intervals and joined his brothers in rearing of their father's numerous cattle.
But his loving mother, Okweru, played significant roles in ensuring that his son acquired what was the needed western education. By May/June 2004, he wrapped up his secondary school education in pure brilliance.
Upon concluding his post-primary education, Ogbonna now christened 'Francis', having received Baptism – the sacrament of initiation as a Catholic, began a new leaf of life. By that time, he had left his biological parents to live with Chief (Hon.) Boniface U. Ofoke, a man who dedicated all his life in training, mentoring and investing in others and who was on the forefront of promoting western education.
He enrolled into Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki, to study Building Technology and Wood Work. He has since then become a reference person in building technology and wood work through his excellence and deftness in the field.
He enrolled for a second degree in Law at Ebonyi State University. This degree has been signed off in style and his knowledge of legal undertakings is absolutely phenomenal.
Nwifuru bagged a Masters Degree in Procurement, Logistics and Supply Chain Management from the prestigious Salford University, Manchester, United Kingdom in June 2021.
Career
His first shot in politics was in 2007 when he contested to represent his state constituency in the Ebonyi State House of Assembly but lost.
He was later appointed as an Ex-Officio State Executive Member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in Ebonyi State.
In March 2011, he took a second shot, won the election to represent Izzi West Constituency at Ebonyi State House of Assembly.
In that same tenure, he became the Deputy Chief Whip cum Chairman House Committee on Lands, Survey, Urban Development, and Environment.
He was re-elected in 2015 and as 5th speaker of the Assembly. He was also re-elected for same positions in 2019; hence becoming the only member to have returned as a two-time Speaker in the history of Ebonyi State House of Assembly.
In 2020, he was elected as the National Vice Chairman South East Conference of State Legislatures of Nigeria.
As the flagbearer of the All Progressives Congress during the 2023 Ebonyi gubernatorial election, Nwifuru garnered a total of 199,131 votes cast across the 13 local governments in the state to win the election.
Francis Nwifuru is active on social media. You can connect with him via his official handles on Facebook, LinkedIn, X and