Sam Egwu
Politician
1954 –
Who is Sam Egwu?
Sam Ominyi Egwu is a member of the ruling People's Democratic Party in Nigeria. He was Governor of Ebonyi State in Nigeria from 29 May 1999 to 29 May 2007. President Umaru Yar'Adua appointed him Federal Minister of Education in December 2008. Acting President Goodluck Jonathan replaced him by Ruqayyah Ahmed Rufa'i in April 2010.
Egwu was former President Olusegun Obasanjo's choice to become National Chairman of the PDP at its 2008 National Convention. However, at the Convention on March 8, 2008, he withdrew in favor of the compromise candidate Prince Vincent Ogbulafor, who was chosen as an alternative to Egwu and his main rival for the position, Anyim Pius Anyim. His stay as education minister was characterized by ASUU and other university union strikes. This led to people demanding for his sack.
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- Born
- Jun 20, 1954
- Also known as
- Sam Ominyi Egwu
- Ethnicity
- Igbo people
- Nationality
- Nigeria
- Profession
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on July 23, 2013
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