Chimoroke Nnamani (May 30th, 1960) is a medical doctor and politician from Enugu State, Nigeria. He served as Enugu State’s governor from 1999 until 2007 after winning the 1999 gubernatorial election. After that, he represented the Enugu East Senatorial District for the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) from 2007 to 2011 and was re-elected in 2019.
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Chimoroke Nnamani Biography
| Full Name | Chimoroke Nnamani |
|---|---|
| Date of Birth | May 30th, 1960 |
| Place of Birth | Port Harcout |
| State of Birth | Enugu State |
| Nigerian Senator for Enugu East In office | 29 May 2007 – 29 May 2011 |
| Governor of Enugu State of Nigeria In office | 29 May 1999 – 29 May 2007 |
| Political party | People’s Democratic Party (PDP) |
Chimoroke Nnamani (May 30th, 1960) is a medical doctor and politician from Enugu State, Nigeria. He served as Enugu State’s governor from 1999 until 2007 after winning the 1999 gubernatorial election. After that, he represented the Enugu East Senatorial District for the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) from 2007 to 2011 and was re-elected in 2019.
Early Life and Education
Chimoroke Nnamani was born on May 30th, 1960, in Port Harcourt, and he hails from Agbani and Kanu West Local Government Areas of Enugu State. He attended both the College of the Immaculate Conception (CIC) and the Methodist Primary School in Enugu. He received his education at the University of Nigeria’s College of Medicine (Enugu Campus).
He furthered his post-graduate studies at the State University of New York and the Inter-faith Medical Center/Down State Medical Centre, Brooklyn, New York, where he studied Obstetrics and Gynaecology.
Also, his postgraduate education and research continued at the Perinatal Biology Centre, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, Southern California; the Molecular Biology and Tissue Cytology Laboratory, Jerry “L” Pettis Veterans Administration Hospital, Loma Linda, California; the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and Perinatal Biology, College of Medicine, Loma Linda University (with specialisation in maternal-fetal medicine); and the College of Medicine, University of South Florida.
Professional Career
Research Specialities
Basic Science
Gap junction physiology, tissue cytology, molecular biology, and foetal biology Connexin protein regulates cell-to-cell communication.
Clinical Interest
High-risk pregnancy, preterm labour, obstetric ultrasonography, prenatal diagnostics, and genetics. He has published studies and presented abstracts at significant scientific conferences and journals (Nnamani et al., 1994, Biology of Reproduction, 50, 377–389).
Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, California, 92354; Molecular Cytology Laboratory, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Loma Linda, California; Departments of Gynecology/Obstetrics, Pediatrics, Anatomy, Physiology, and Pharmacology.
Medical Practice/Teaching
Dr. Nnamani worked as an attending physician in the following American hospitals before switching to politics and public service back home in Nigeria: Loma Linda University Medical Centre, San Bernardino County Medical Centre, Riverside General Hospital, Florida Hospital, Orlando, Florida, and Arnold Palmer Hospital for Women and Children, Orlando, Florida. And he worked for the Maternal and Foetal Medicine Associates, Principal Practising Group, in Orlando, Florida, as a specialist in maternal and foetal medicine.
Professional Societies
In addition to the Society for Perinatal Obstetricians, the American Society for Cell Biology, the Society for Gynecologic Investigations, the American Institute for Ultrasound in Medicine, and licensure in California, New York, West Virginia, Virginia, Florida, and the District of Columbia, he was a member of numerous professional organisations. He sits on the Nigerian Medical Association’s (NMA) and Enugu State’s Board of Trustees (BoT) boards.
Political Career
Chimaroke presided over Enugu State as Governor from May 1999 to May 2007. On the People’s Democratic Party’s platform, he was picked to represent Enugu East Senatorial District in the Senate from 2007 to 2011. (PDP). He ran for re-election on the platform of the newly formed People for Democratic Change (PDC), but unexpectedly lost in controversial circumstances. Again, he ran for the same seat in the 2015 elections and was generally expected to win until, to the surprise of the general public, his primary rival was unexpectedly pronounced the winner, sparking days-long, unplanned, huge protests in the nation’s capital of Enugu.
On May 26th, 2011, Chimaroke, Jacob Nwatu, and four private firms were prosecuted before Justice Benedict Agbata of the Enugu State High Court over 15 fresh charges bordering on alleged misappropriation of state funds and collecting money under false pretence between August 3rd and November 28th, 2002.
Return to the Senate
In 2017, Chimaroke returned to his party from the Enugu State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). When he chose the party’s senatorial nomination form for the Enugu East Senatorial District, he put an end to growing rumours about his political future and put the focus on the 2019 general elections.
He received 601 votes in the Senate primary election on October 2, 2018, handily defeating six other candidates, including the incumbent Senator Gilbert Nnaji, who received 69 votes. He soon began an energetic street-to-street campaign, which enlivened Enugu City as the populace rushed out to support him. He continued to solidify his reputation as a crowd-pleaser by taking his campaign to all of the development centres in the six local government councils of the senatorial district as well as the major marketplaces.
He won with a big margin in the subsequent National Assembly elections on February 23, 2019. Nnamani received 128.843 votes in total, crushing Prince Lawrence. Ozoemeka Ezeh, who received 14,225 votes, and Uchenna Agbo of the APGA, who received 1,586 votes.
Nnamani has repeatedly credited his smooth return journey to the Senate to the strong backing he received from the Governor of his state, Rt. Hon. Lawrence Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (aka Gburugburu). He received his certificate of return as a senator-elect from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on March 14, 2019, and assumed office on June 11, 2019, following the inauguration of the 9th Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
He was subsequently appointed as the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Cooperation and Integration in Africa/NEPAD and Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Drugs and Narcotics, in addition to membership in the following Senate Committees: Health, Foreign Affairs, Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA), Diaspora and NGOs, Land Transport, as well as Women’s Affairs.
Personal Life
Chimoroke married Nnenna Agnes Nnamani, who passed away on September 4th, 2015, in Orlando, Florida, USA, as a result of complications from a cerebral aneurysm and sickle cell disease, and had been blessed with a son and a daughter.
Honours
- Fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists.
- Diplomate of the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
- D.Sc. (Honoris Causa).
- University of Nigeria; Distinguished Fellow of the Nigerian Law School.
- D.Sc. (Honoris Causa), Babcock University, Illisan, Remo, Ogun State.
- Adjunct Professor (Political Science), Babcock University, Illisan Remo, Ogun State.
- Honorary fellow of the National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria, Ijanikan, Lagos.
- Distinguished Fellow of the West African College of Surgeons
- He is a Visiting Professor of Physiology, Obstetrics, and Gynaecology at the Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT).
Chimoroke Nnamani NetWorth
Chimaroke Nnamani is one of the wealthiest and most well-known doctors in the world. An estimate of Chimaroke Nnamani’s net worth is approximately $1.5 million.
Social Media Handles
Twitter: @ChimarokeNamani
Instagram: chimarokennamani
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