At the Federal High Court sitting today in Abuja, Justice Okon
Abang, directed the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to
cede the certificate of return to the opponent of Governor Okezie
Ikpeazu of Abia state as he was never qualified to run for the party
primaries in the People's Democratic party (PDP) as a guber candidate.
The judge also ordered the Chief Judge of the state to swear in,
Uche Ogah, his opponent in the December 2014 gubernatorial election in
state as the substantive governor of Abia state. The judge ruled that on
the account of fake tax returns during the primaries, and that Dr.
Ikpeazu was never qualified to run in the primaries.
Below is a brief profile of Uche Ogah - the probable governor of Abia state.
Uchechukwu S. Ogah (born 22 December 1969) is a Nigerian oil
magnate, entrepreneur, investor and philanthropist. Ogah is the
President of Master Energy Group, a conglomerate with over 15
subsidiaries and interests across a variety of industries. Ogah holds
the Nigerian national honour, the Officer of the Order of the Niger
(OON).
Early life and Education
Ogah was born to Chief Wilson and Ezinne Pauline Ogah of Onuaku Uturu, Isuikwuato Local Government Area of Abia State.
Ogah attended Ishiagu High School, after which he worked at West
African Examination Council (WAEC) from 1986–89, before he proceeded to
the Institute of Management and Technology (IMT), Enugu State where he
obtained Upper Credit at Ordinary National Diploma (OND) in 1992 and
Distinction at the Higher National Diploma (HND) Level in 1995 in
Accounting.
He also attended University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) where he
obtained a Postgraduate Diploma in 2005. He also has a Bachelor of
Science degree (Banking and Finance) from Ogun State University and a
Masters in Business Administration (MBA) from University of Lagos.
He obtained his ACA in 2007. He is a Fellow, Institute of Chartered
Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN); Fellow, Institute of Brand Management of
Nigeria; Fellow, Nigerian Institute of Shipping; Fellow, Employment
& Career and member, Chartered Institute of Bankers.
Career
Ogah began his career as a banker with a year of National Youth
Service year at NAL Bank Plc. Thereafter, he took up full employment at
All States Trust Bank where he worked for around two years before
joining Zenith Bank in 1997. At Zenith Bank, he set a record of growing a
new branch from zero balance sheets to over N9 billion and rose to the
position of an Assistant General Manager (AGM) in Zenith Bank. He
resigned in 2007 to pursue a career in entrepreneurship.
Business Concern
As he left Zenith bank, Ogah founded Master Energy Group. Ogah is
currently the President of Master Energy Group – a conglomerate with
workforce of about 42,000 with interests in oil & gas, banking,
insurance, aviation, shipping, dredging, logistics, construction, travel
services, and power.
Masters Energy Oil and Gas Limited has grown into a conglomerate
with investments worth tens of billions of naira. At a time when
investors were exiting the Niger Delta because its security challenges,
Masters Energy City invested billions of naira in Port Harcourt, Rivers
State. As single investment, a 158,000 tonne petroleum products storage
facility provided direct employment to over 600 citizens of the Niger
Delta region, and over 4,000 ancillary positions.
In December 2011, the Executive Governor of Abia State, Chief
Theodore A. Orji, laid the foundation stone of Masters Energy Industrial
City in Isikwuato. This industrial complex is expected to grow the
economy of Abia State by attracting investment from across Africa.
Awards and Recognition
In 2014, Ogah was awarded, a national award - the Officer of the Order of the Niger (OON) by the Federal government of Nigeria
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