Chimaroke Nnamani is a Nigeria

Nigeria

Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...

n politician from Enugu State

Enugu State

Enugu State is a mainland state in southeastern Nigeria. Its capital is Enugu, from which the state - created in 1991 from the old Anambra State - derives its name. The principal cities in the state are Enugu, Agbani, Awgu, Udi, Oji, and Nsukka....

. He was Governor of Enugu State from 1999 to 2007 and is currently a People's Democratic Party

People's Democratic Party (Nigeria)

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 (PDP) Senator

Senate of Nigeria

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 for Enugu East.

Education

Nnamani, though born in Port Harcourt, hails from Nkanu West

Nkanu West

Nkanu West is a Local Government Area of Enugu State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Agbani.It has an area of 225 km² and a population of 146,695 at the 2006 census.The postal code of the area is 402....

 Local Government Area of Enugu State. He attended the Methodist Primary School, Agbani Road, Enugu

Enugu

Enugu is the capital of Enugu State in Nigeria. It is located in the southeastern area of Nigeria and is largely populated by members of the Igbo ethnic group. The city has a population of 722,664 according to the 2006 Nigerian census. The name Enugu is derived from the two Igbo words Enu Ugwu...

, and the College of Immaculate Conception (CIC), also in Enugu. He is a graduate of the College of Medicine, University of Nigeria (Enugu Campus) (1977–1983).

Political career

Nnamani was the governor of Enugu State from May 1999 until May 2007. He was elected as the senator representing Enugu East Senatorial District from 2007 to 2011 on the platform of the People's Democratic Party (PDP). He ran for re-election on the ticket of the newly registered People for Democratic Change (PDC) but surprisingly lost in the re-scheduled election of April 9, 2011, leading to mass boycott of subsequent elections by majority of his constituents who apparently lost faith in the electoral process.