Martin Agbaso
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Martin Agbaso is a Nigeria
n Economist, politician and was a candidate for Governor of Imo State. Agbaso is the former Imo State Senator for Owerri, a special assistant on Ecology to the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and is married to Robin Agbaso, an American. The Agbasos have three children.
In 2003, He ran for Governor of Imo State. In 2003, he was the United Nigeria Peoples Party (UNPP) candidate for gubernatorial election in Imo State. In 2007 he was the All Progressive Grand Alliance candidate for gubernatorial election in Imo State, an election he recorded a landslide victory but was robbed of the victory by the Independent Electoral Commission(INEC).
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 Economist, politician and was a candidate for Governor of Imo State. Agbaso is the former Imo State Senator for Owerri, a special assistant on Ecology to the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and is married to Robin Agbaso, an American. The Agbasos have three children.
Early life
Chief Martin Agbaso was born into a strong catholic family in Emekuku in Owerri Imo State. As a child, he was a student at Our Lady’s Primary School/Chief Obi Memorial School, Emekuku. He graduated primary school in 1971 and graduated from Emekuku High School in 1976. Agbaso furthered his educational career at Pontifical University, St Thomas Aquinas in Rome Italy and obtained a BSc degree in Finance from SUNY Old Westbury in 1983. Upon graduating, Agbaso worked at Prudential Inc as a Financial Analyst.Political career
In 1992, Martin Agbaso won the senatorial primaries for Owerri Zone under the National Republican Convention (NRC).In 1998, he was elected a Senator for Owerri Zone on the Democratic Party of Nigeria (DPN) platform. Agbaso was a member of General Ibrahim Babangida's presidential cabinet and was elected senator for Owerri in 1998. Under president Olusegun Obasanjo, Agbaso served as the special assistant on Ecology to the President.In 2003, He ran for Governor of Imo State. In 2003, he was the United Nigeria Peoples Party (UNPP) candidate for gubernatorial election in Imo State. In 2007 he was the All Progressive Grand Alliance candidate for gubernatorial election in Imo State, an election he recorded a landslide victory but was robbed of the victory by the Independent Electoral Commission(INEC).
Official sites
- Governor of Imo State Candidate - Official gubernatorial campaign website