Ayogu Eze

Who is Ayogu Eze?

Ayogu Eze was elected Senator for the Enugu North constituency of Enugu State, Nigeria, taking office on 29 May 2007. He is a member of the People's Democratic Party.

Eze obtained a Master's Degree in Public Administration and started work as a journalist. He became an Enugu State Commissioner, Special Adviser to the Governor, and Special Assistant to the Governor. After being elected to the Senate he was appointed to committees on Police Affairs, National Planning, Information and Media and Federal Character & Inter-Government Affairs.

In a mid-term evaluation of Senators in May 2009, ThisDay said that he effectively manned the information machinery of the Senate, and he was articulate in debates in plenary motions, particularly on the collapse of the road infrastructure. He has been described as one of the most powerful of the senators.

Ayogu Eze competed successfully to be reelected Senator for Enugu North on the PDP platform in the April 2011 elections. He polled 86,220 votes, beating Mike Ajogwu of the Labour Party who won 27,139 votes.