10th Speakership: Meet OBIdient Lawmaker-Elect Backing APC’s Wase

Uchenna Harris Annie-Okonkwo is one of the lawmakers-elect backing the ambition of the deputy speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Ahmed Idris Wase, to run as Speaker ahead of the inauguration of the 10th National Assembly in June, this year.

On Friday, Anni-Okonkwo during a forum organised by the Wase-led APC faction, declared his support for the latter who he described as best fitted for the 10th Speakership position.

GWG.ng, in this article, profiles the young OBIdient politician. 

Who is Ani-Okonkwo

Okonkwo, who is the House of Representatives member for Idemili North and South federal constituency, is a native of Ojoto in Anambra. He grew up partly in Aba and Lagos, where he accomplished his secondary education before moving to Canada for higher studies. Today, he has double honours in political science and philosophy, primed with a separate degree in Professional Writing and strategic communications.

Education background

A global citizen by education and exposure, he passed through the rigorous high school tutelage of Kings College and British International School, Lagos before proceeding to a premier Ivy League School in Canada, the famed University of Toronto, where he was a B.Sc double laureate in Political Science and Philosophy. He later topped it off with a B.A. in Professional Writing and Strategic Communications with emphasis on African political culture, persuasion, evolution and dynamics.

Working experience

He has since served his fatherland faithfully in obedience to law and pronounced yearning to civic national duty in Abuja where he triumphed with a commendation in his NYSC beat.

His preferred post-service work experience has deliberately been here in Nigeria, where he had profound corporate climbs from sales & project manager, to Special Advisor on Business Affairs, before anchoring on the Topwide Group as an Executive Director with vast layers of challenging responsibilities and exceptionally acquitted himself creditably.

Across the board, Uche has distinguished himself with remarkable talents in deals negotiations as a rare development barrier breaker yet remains a restless knowledge seeker.

He has chosen and nurtured a disarming earth persona, a virtue and charisma that tied his bliss quickly to a permanent heartthrob Lady Nkeiruka Okonkwo, with whom today, they are blessed with great children to their happy matrimony.

Top Wide Ventures, the company which Annie Okonkwo heads as executive director has actually been in existence since 1996 with focus on commodity trading, especially in fast-moving consumer goods.

The company which is now into real estate and construction, and its emerging subsidiaries cutting-edge players in oil and gas, mining and manufacturing are graciously doing well and its turnover has been incremental.

“I think from a private point of view, and the Nigerian peculiar challenges, we have done very well in our areas of chosen interests.

“Topwide is also into real estate and construction, with significant presence in the oil and gas sub-sector. Presently, its pioneering a defining initiative in the Nigerian mining industry in partnership with world’s best multinational, PT Tema of Indonesia, he said.

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