Annie Okonkwo

Who is Annie Okonkwo?

Clement Annie Okonkwo was elected Senator for the Anambra Central constituency of Anambra State, Nigeria, taking office on 29 May 2007. He is a member of the People's Democratic Party.

Okonkwo was born on 23 May 1960 in Ojoto, near Onitsha in Anambra State. He obtained an Advanced Diploma in Management, Harvard University, USA, Advanced Diploma in Commercial Law and Practice, University of Lagos and Advanced Diploma in Marketing, University of Lagos. Entering business, he built a conglomerate employing over 7,000 people that includes firms such as Reliance Telecomm, Clemco Industries, Modern Communications, MacClemm Marketing Communications, Sunflower Nigeria and Pentagon Oil.

After taking his seat in the Senate, he was appointed to committees on Upstream Petroleum Resources, Police Affairs, Environment and Agriculture. In a mid-term evaluation of Senators in May 2009, ThisDay noted that he had sponsored a bill for the Federal Government to make essential commodities accessible and affordable to Nigerians, and a bill to establish the Nigerians Citizens in Diaspora Commission. He was a contender in the February 2010 elections for Anambra State Governor.