Uche Ekwunife is a member of the Federal House of Representatives. She represents Anaocha/Njikoka/Dunukofia federal constituency in Anambra State. She came to Abuja in 2007
Curiously this woman, who has a Bachelor ’s Degree in Accountancy and a Masters in Business Administration (MBA), is one of the most ‘mobile’ politicians of our time. She was originally a member of the Progressive Peoples Alliance( PPA). When she found out that she could better feather her nest in the Peoples’ Democratic Party ( PDP) she moved there . Then the All Progressive Grand Alliance ( APGA) showed some class in the east, then to the chagrin of her followers, she jumped ship. Next bus stop, APGA.
Mrs Ekwunife came to lime light during the tenure of Chinwoke Mbadinuju as Anambra Governor. She was said to be very close to the Governor at that time. Then she was working as the Branch Manager of Standard Trust Bank Awka a position she was elevated to in the organisation following her ability to win Anambra Government accounts. She was later moved to Enugu as Regional Manager and later to Abuja.
When Mbadinuju fell out with Chris Uba aka eselu Uga and subsequently lost Anambra governorship election to Chris Ngige. Uche Ekwunife immediately switched over to Chris Uba.
During the Ngige/Uba saga in Anambra, Ngige had alleged that Chris Uba wanted him to appoint Ekwunife the Commissioner for finance. Although Ekwunife quickly denied the rumour in the media, people who were close to Governor Ngige at that time said she lied.
Ekwunife later joined the mainstream politics and through Andy Uba, she got PDP ticket and contested for Federal House of Representatives in 2007. The same Andy Ubah she left PDP and contested the Anambra February 6 Governorship election against.
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