Chimaroke Nnamani
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Chimaroke Nnamani is a Nigeria
Nigeria
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n politician from Enugu State
Enugu State
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. 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.
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